(See Calligraphy Newspaper, No.40, June 2008 1)
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It can be seen that Chu bamboo slips are the real "official script", because until now, bamboo slips of the Warring States period have not been found anywhere except in the hometown of ancient Chu. We say that Chu bamboo slips created official script, or that Chu bamboo slips created the history of China calligraphy, based on our respect for history and the study of unearthed cultural relics. It is against the history to define the formation track of official script from Qin Dynasty to Han Li only by the two slips of Qingchuan, at least for now. We say that Chu bamboo slips have created the writing history of China and the strokes and official scripts of Chinese characters. This is based on a large number of real and extensive unearthed materials, that is, nearly 10,000 Chu bamboo slips and hundreds of thousands of words written by countless Chu calligraphers unearthed in the hometown of ancient Chu in the past two or three decades. We cannot overestimate the value and position of Chu bamboo slips in the cultural history of China. As for the history of China's calligraphy writing, why was it not created by the Central Plains countries with deeper cultural accumulation, but by the southern "barbarian land" of Chu? This is not the focus of this article (the author has written an article on it). As far as we know, due to various reasons, the Chu people were more liberated, more advanced in consciousness, more rich in cultural atmosphere and more conscious of innovation in the middle and late Warring States period. In addition, the material conditions in Chu area are superior to those in other areas (for example, bamboo grows everywhere in the south), so Chu people used the writing brush at the earliest time (the three writing brushes unearthed in the pre-Qin period were all Chu objects), and more generally and consciously used the writing brush slips as a writing communication tool in a wider area. History is like this, we can't change it.
2. "China's calligraphy began with Chu bamboo slips"
(This article was published in China Calligraphy, No.3, 2009, On the Calligraphy Significance of Chu Bamboo Slips).
We say that China's calligraphy started from Chu bamboo slips, because Chu people consciously used writing brushes at the earliest time, which created the history of writing.
We say that China's calligraphy started from Chu bamboo slips, because Chu bamboo slips created strokes with brush, and replaced lines with strokes, which opened a new era for China to write calligraphy strokes.
We say that China's calligraphy began with Chu bamboo slips, and it also lies in the artistry of Chu bamboo slips. She shows people an all-encompassing and beautiful world of ink images: the beauty of flowing points, lines and surfaces, the beauty of lively body structure and the beauty of fantastic life charm.
We say that China's calligraphy started with Chu bamboo slips, because Chu bamboo slips started the "official change". Chu bamboo slips are real "official documents"
Who will be responsible for cultural pollution?
(See Youth Calligraphy Newspaper, No.46, 2009, 1 17, 10).
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But we must be careful. Laozi said: "Walking on the avenue is giving; The road is desolate, but people are very good. " We don't want the creation of Chu Zhushu calligraphy to go astray and take detours. Anyone with insight should have an optimistic and cautious attitude towards new things. If you can't do it well, Chu Zhushu calligraphy, a wonderful work in this world, may grow wildly. In particular, the calligraphy of Chu bamboo slips will no longer be the calligraphy of Chu bamboo slips, but will become a "four unlike" that is not armour, gold, seal and simplicity because of uncontrolled transplantation, grafting and hybridization, and unfounded patchwork, borrowing and replacement. Then, as an elite art, Chu bamboo slips calligraphy, its elegant academic taste, the inherent charm of Jingchu culture and the unique attributes of new artistic varieties will all disappear. Therefore, we must learn from our predecessors. Dong Zuobin, Luo Zhenyu, Wang Guowei, Guo Moruo, Rong Geng, Jiang Weisong and other senior masters pioneered oracle calligraphy's and Jinwen's calligraphy, and today, they still completely maintain their academic, artistic and unique calligraphy varieties. ……
To sum up, since "3000" is the basis of reading, a model for copying and a library for storing words, it cannot be pieced together and replaced at will. It must use the original word or the original word. Therefore, we don't approve of compiling the so-called three-character classics of Chu bamboo books, hundreds of surnames of Chu bamboo books and thousands of characters of Chu bamboo books without adequate etymology preparation. In this case, it is undoubtedly stupid to write a thousand-word Chu Zhushu. Because the Chu characters that can be provided in the field of ancient philology at present are far from solving the problem of using characters in Qianziwen. If the writer only creates ordinary calligraphy works of Chu bamboo slips and does not appear in the form of "standard characters" (such as "Sword"), then it is understandable whether the above methods are appropriate. People are actually optimistic about the problem of missing characters in the calligraphy creation of Chu Zhushu, as long as it is not too outrageous and wrong. The restrictions are too dead and the requirements are too high, which is not conducive to the creation and prosperity of calligraphy.
Countless readers regard it as a model for reading and copying, thus facing the danger of going astray. In the face of right and wrong related to cultural pollution, maintaining the purity and sacredness of calligraphy and painting art, if we leave it unchecked mercilessly, it will be a blasphemy against tradition, a disregard for culture, a contempt for readers and a disrespect for publishers and editors. While commenting on the merits of Jane Qian Wen, this paper also puts forward some views on the problems existing in the current calligraphy creation of Chu bamboo slips. The author's rudeness aims to arouse discussion and attention. If I can improve or promote Fang Xin's Chu Zhushu calligraphy creation because of this essay, I am lucky, calligraphy is lucky, and Chu culture is lucky.
4. From the Source of Lishu
(See China Calligraphy, No.2, 20 12).
5. The Declaration of Chu Bamboo Slips
(See China Calligraphy and Painting Industry News, 2007)
"6." Open up new horizons of China's calligraphy art. "
(See China Calligraphy and Painting Industry Newspaper, 2008)