1. Preface to Lanting (Wang Xizhi)
"Preface to Lanting" is the most famous work of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. The full text has twenty-eight lines and three hundred and twenty-four words. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy art is fully displayed in this preface. In the text, if there are the same characters, the brushwork and gestures must be different. For example, among the 20 characters "Zhi", none of them are similar, which has become a landmark in the history of calligraphy. Absolutely. The composition, structure, and brushwork are all extremely perfect. It has been regarded as "the best in calligraphy" by calligraphers of the past dynasties, and has become a model that readers must learn to write.
Wang Xizhi has profound attainments in real calligraphy, cursive calligraphy, and all kinds of calligraphy. His real calligraphy is clever and dense, opening up a new realm; his grass is long, thick and slender; his running script is charming and vigorous. People call his calligraphy "floating like floating clouds, as powerful as a frightening dragon"; "dragon leaps over the sky gate, tiger lies in the Phoenix Pavilion".
2. One of the "three rare" calligraphy works praised by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The writing style is bold and bold, written in one stroke, with occasional discontinuities but a continuous pulse. It is Wang Xianzhi's original Mid-Autumn Festival calligraphy
3. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy
"Duobao Pagoda Stele" is a representative work of his original "Yan style" regular script. The font is well-proportioned and plump, solemn, powerful and powerful
4. Zhang Xu's calligraphy
In the world of calligraphy, he is also known as "Bian Zhang Zui Su". His wild cursive writing represents the highest state of cursive writing, which is unrestrained, personal and unique.
5. Zheng Banqiao
A master of orchid and bamboo calligraphy and painting. A poet, calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty, he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". He is proud of his talents. His calligraphy and painting were left behind with "clearness, vigor and strangeness", which gave future generations a unique aesthetic inspiration. His calligraphy is very "unconventional". He uses real grass, official script, and seal scripts to create an original style. He calls himself "six-and-a-half-point calligraphy." Free "performance show".
6. Liu Yong
The "Luo Guo Prime Minister" with a beautiful heart. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, he was the prime minister and was good at writing and writing. Together with Wang, Liang, and Weng, he is known as one of the "Four Masters of Calligraphy in the Early Qing Dynasty". He first studied under Zhao Meng Zhaoye and Dong Qichang, and learned deeply among them. In his middle age, he studied Yan and Su, and in his later years he concentrated on the Northern Dynasties tablets. Finally, relying on his solid skills, he transformed into a unique master. Liu Yong's calligraphy has a short pen, thick ink, and little change in posture. He has been criticized by the calligraphy industry and even ridiculed as "ink". This shows that understanding Liu Yong's calligraphy requires a high level of discernment. There were many people who practiced Yan in the Qing Dynasty, and most of them captured its form and meaning, but only Liu Yong was the only one who truly captured its essence. The distance between words and characters is slightly softer, which captures the essence of Wei and Jin small regular script; the thick ink and wide structure show the beauty of being leisurely and all-encompassing
7. Tang Bohu
p>The most talented man in the south of the Yangtze River. The calligraphers and painters of the Ming Dynasty are legendary among the people. Zhou Chen, the first master of Tang painting, was especially good at landscapes and figures. Together with Shen, Wen and Qiu, they were known as the "Four Ming Painters". The calligraphy originated from Zhao Mengzhaoye. The writing is round, rich and elegant, forming a unique style that is strong on the inside and beautiful on the outside, meticulous and smooth. Here is an excerpt from his "Poetic Notes on Falling Flowers". The poems and books are both beautiful and perfectly combined, allowing us to appreciate the elegant charm of the past "the most romantic and talented man in the south of the Yangtze River"
8. Su Dongpo
A generation of literary masters of calligraphy and ink throughout the ages. Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Song Dynasty, was included in the Eight Great Writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties in his prose, and his poetry pioneered the "bold school". His calligraphy changed from the tradition of "Shang Fa" in the Tang Dynasty and pursued the "Shang Yi" of individual liberation. He acted as a "front-line figure" who constantly reformed the art of calligraphy. Together with Huang, Mi and Cai, he was known as the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty". Poe's calligraphy likes to use a lying pen with a tilted edge, and the writing style is often tilted upwards and slanted. Therefore, it can give people a smooth feeling of being round, vigorous, broad and broad-minded, forgetting about clumsiness, and also allows us to appreciate the indulgent, unrestrained, plain and innocent life.
9. Zhao Ji
Historical writings and paintings will be remembered forever. The famous king who harmed the country in the Northern Song Dynasty. However, he has been passionate about calligraphy and painting since childhood and has been exploring and practicing it all his life. He has become an irreplaceable outstanding figure in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Ji is good at painting meticulous flowers and birds with a realistic and meticulous style. Due to his advocacy, meticulous flower and bird paintings in the Song Dynasty reached the highest artistic peak. He dabbled in Huang Tingjian's calligraphy and created his own "thin gold style" that is thin, strong, sharp and sharp, which has been copied from generation to generation and has also been incorporated into today's computer font database. He established a national-level painting academy and became the first public art academy; he presided over the compilation of the "Xuanhe Book Collection". Many important artistic materials have been preserved
10. Additional points
Qianlong's "Sanxitang Dharma Notes" includes works by famous artists from all over the world.
"Three Hopes" refers to Wang Xizhi's "Kuai Xue Shi Qing Tie", Wang Xianzhi's "Mid-Autumn Tie" and "Bo Yuan Tie". The first two are currently in the collection of the Palace Museum, both of which were purchased from overseas after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" is the first running script in China, and he himself is also known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". It is a pity that the "Lanting Preface" currently circulating in the world is the version copied by the calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. This picture 1 is the copy copied by Feng Chengsu of the Tang Dynasty, which is closest to the original version.
It is said that Wu Zetian couldn't put it down after seeing "Lanting Preface" at that time. After her death, she probably brought this post into the Queen's mausoleum "Qianling". Currently, Qianling is protected and development is prohibited by the state. Much of the history of the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty cannot be accurately verified.
Yan Zhenqing's "Duobao Pagoda Stele" is the most widely circulated and is mostly studied by future generations. Yan style calligraphy broke the exaggerated, wealth-seeking, and complicated world style at that time, and restored calligraphy to a real and frugal realm. Yan Zhenqing's most representative work is "Qinli Stele" written when he was 70 years old, which is a masterpiece of Yan style calligraphy. who.
"Yan Ti Duo Bao Pagoda" and "Liu Ti Xuan Mi Pagoda" are both very good introductory books, which play a fundamental role in the initial stage of calligraphy. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is standard regular script, and writing good regular script requires A certain amount of wrist strength will help train beginners in their basic skills, so that they can write vigorously and stand upright.
Huizong Zhao Ji was born an artist. He added imperial power to the calligraphy and painting art of the Northern Song Dynasty. At the same time, he also created a new chapter in the art of Chinese calligraphy. His "thin gold style" highlighted the word "expensive". "No matter how many people in later generations copied it, they were unable to reach his level. This may have something to do with his position!
This work by Zheng Banqiao is an accompanying painting of his poem. The original poem is "Stick to the green mountains and never relax. The roots are still in the broken rocks. They are still strong despite being struck by the east, west, north and south." Understand the "high integrity" of bamboo. Su Shi once said: "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. Without meat, people will be thin, and without bamboo, people will be vulgar." This shows the ancient people's preference for bamboo. Zheng Banqiao can be said to be the most famous as one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". His stubborn and aloof character destined his fate and also led him to create calligraphy and orchids that have been passed down to future generations.