First, the dispute between the North and the South in the field of calligraphy Although the two articles "On the North and the South Calligraphy School" and "On the North Monument and the South Post" were written by Ruan Yuan during Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, there has always been a dispute between the North and the South in the fields of calligraphy and painting.
Dong Qichang proposed Paintings of Ming Dynasty territory? North and South sects? The differences between the two schools and the achievements of the Southern School are higher than those of the Northern School. In the calligraphy world, before the Qing dynasty, it was also roughly? Worship the south and suppress the north? This trend.
The History of Calligraphy written by Jia Zhu, a famous calligrapher, holds that the Jin Dynasty inherited the calligraphy heritage of Han and Wei Dynasties. At that time, the atmosphere advocated speaking freely and did not pursue fame and fortune, so celebrities put a lot of thoughts into literary and artistic creation, and thus calligraphers and works with high attainments appeared in the calligraphy field.
And the southern dynasties inherited the context of the Jin dynasty, this kind of advocacy? Jane Yan Li? Aesthetic fashion has also been handed down all the way.
Second, Ruan Yuan for? North monument? Reversing the verdict of these two articles written by Ruan Yuan, the idea of respecting the tablet and restraining the post is extremely clear, which definitely enhances the calligraphy value of the North Tablet from a theoretical height.
On the one hand, he has studied many northern school inscriptions and is familiar with their styles. On the other hand, it is also related to his own academic thoughts. Ruan Yuan believes that even the fields with more practical significance, such as Confucian classics and history, are divided into north and south. Scholars from both sides despise each other's research methods, and calligraphy is no exception.
He also believes that Nanshe has been popular since the differences between the two calligraphy styles in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, largely because of the emperor's vigorous promotion. For example, Emperor Taizong admired Wang Xizhi all his life, and his aesthetic orientation influenced the whole Tang Dynasty. Song Taizong ordered the publication of "Spring Pavilion Post", which had a great influence. The fashion of engraving posts continued until the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.
Third, the North Monument: More authentic respect for posts and suppression of monuments? The mainstream continued for many dynasties, and Ruan Yuan came out to do the opposite. After him, Bao Chen Shi, Kang Youwei and others continued to devote themselves to the study of steles.
These people's views had an important influence on the calligraphy fashion in Qing Dynasty. After a long period of weakness, the northern school of stele studies was restored and returned to the status of keeping pace with the southern school.
In addition to style, inscriptions have another advantage compared with book posts: in ancient times, there were no photocopiers and scanners, and book posts were circulated through rigid reprinting, which greatly increased the probability of font distortion after repeated reprinting; But inscriptions always exist in the form of stone tablets, and the possibility of distortion is much smaller. Therefore, Ruan Yuan and other talents advocate that Beibei is more capable? Get the ancient meaning of Han and Wei dynasties? Reason.