In the first period, also known as Wuding period, the calligraphy style was magnificent, represented by the big characters on Oracle bones. This kind of Chinese characters is carved with great efforts, and the strokes are of course vigorous and powerful, and filled with Zhu Mo (Zhu Mo is vermilion ink) and fine print, which is extremely neat and beautiful, very wonderful. Because this period was the five-tripod period when the British were in charge, calligraphers were represented by Wei, Yong and Bin.
The second period is the era of Zujiahe and Zu Geng, and the book style is restrained. Zujia Zu Geng was a saint, so the fortune tellers at that time strictly followed the rules and changed little. Their calligraphers had a good line, a big one and a swim, that's all.
The third period is the period of Yan Xin and Gengding, during which the calligraphy style changed and declined. All the calligraphers in the early stage died, and their bold calligraphy style swept the floor. Calligraphers at that time were naive and cowardly, and even made many mistakes.
The fourth period is Wuyishan and Wen Ding. Calligraphers in this period were mostly fortune tellers, and their Oracle Bone Inscriptions was unsigned. Calligraphers in this period have recovered their writing style because of the decline in the early stage, and their works are vivid and dangerous, showing a bohemian interest.
The fifth period is the first and Di Xin era. Except for a few animal heads, the rest are extremely neat and serious, because the divination is done by Wang himself, so Oracle Bone Inscriptions's paragraphs, lines and words are very neat, even the fine print and writing style change suddenly.
Second, the characteristics
1. As far as the structure of characters is concerned, some hieroglyphics only emphasize the physical features, and the number of strokes and the front and back are not uniform.
2. Some Oracle Bone Inscriptions's cognitive characters only require the radical to conform to the clear meaning, but not to be fixed. Therefore, there are many variants in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and some words can be written in dozens or even dozens.
3. The size of Oracle Bone Inscriptions graphics is often determined by the complexity of objects. Some words can occupy the position of several words, and they can be long or short.
4. Because these characters are carved on hard animal bones with knives, the strokes are very thin, and most of them are in Fang Bi.
Third, the origin
Except for a few narratives, most of Oracle Bone Inscriptions belonged to the oracles of princes at that time, so he was also called "Oracle Bone Inscriptions" or "Oracle". In addition, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is also called "Yin Ruins" because it was unearthed in Anyang County, Henan Province, which was originally the ancient capital of the Yin Dynasty.
Strictly speaking, only in Oracle Bone Inscriptions can it really be called the beginning of calligraphy, because it already has the three elements of China's calligraphy: using a pen, tying characters and composing. The former can only be called images or symbols.
Extended data
First, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's discovery:
Oracle bone inscriptions were first discovered twenty-five years ago in Guangxu, Qing Dynasty. On the south bank of Huan River in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province, some tortoise shells with animal bones engraved with profound words were found. At that time, people sent them to pharmacies.
Because it is convenient to be used as medicine, it was later discovered by an archaeologist named Wang, who thought it was of great research value. After this view was put forward, it caused a sensation in academic circles. Later, it was collected and studied by scholars headed by Luo Zhenyu, and finally established the status of "Oracle Bone Inscriptions".
Second, about Oracle Bone Inscriptions's writings.
For example, the earliest is Liu E's "Tieyun Hidden Turtle", which was published in the 29th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, followed by Sun Yirang's "Wen Qi as an Example", Luo Zhenyu's "Bo Shang Textual Research" and Yin Ruins Textual Research, which remains to be asked.
Later, Mr. Dong Zuobin made the greatest contribution to the study of Oracle bones. Mr. Dong personally participated in the excavation of Oracle bones. According to Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, he divided the past stages of Oracle Bone Inscriptions into two periods: the first period was from the 25th year of Guangxu to the 16th year of the Republic of China, with a length of 28 years, and the second period was from the 17th year of the Republic of China to the 38th year of the Republic of China, with a length of 22 years.
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