Among the emperors in Qing Dynasty, Michelle Ye (Kangxi) especially admired Dong Zi (Dong Qichang) and copied a lot, which made him a famous calligrapher of Dong School in Qing Dynasty and made the calligraphy style of Dong School popular.
Yong Zhengdi's calligraphy is deeply influenced by his father Kangxi, but its genius lies in jumping out of Dong Qichang, tracing back to the two kings of ancient learning and the Jin and Tang Dynasties, mastering all kinds of cursive scripts, having a refined center, being smart and fluent, fresh and energetic, and meaningful. There are many views that Yong Zhengdi is the most accomplished calligrapher among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Qianlong's obsession with calligraphy and painting is unprecedented. He loves creation, collection, seal cutting and compilation, and has made great achievements. Emperor Qianlong mainly studied Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy. Although the trace of the pavilion is heavy, it is smooth without losing its characteristics. It is very suitable for inscription and postscript, and it is also qualified to make green leaves for the works of ancient painters.
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Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, many people were interested in calligraphy creation. Among the Qing emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong had the best calligraphy. They love calligraphy very much, and their personal love and admiration have had a far-reaching impact on the development of calligraphy in the Qing Dynasty, which is unprecedented in the history of calligraphy.
After the Manchu entered the customs, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty paid great attention to absorbing Chinese culture. They have received strict education since childhood and studied calligraphy, composition, etiquette, governance, history and science in an all-round way. The calligraphy of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong is vigorous and chic; Jiaqing and Daoguang's pen power is weak, which is in the rules.
People's Daily Online-Counting the calligraphy of Qing emperors: the emperor shunzhi used straight and white.