Compared with Wei Bei, Tang Kai is an improvement. However, due to the growing trend of [Pavilion] following Tang Kai, people's rebellious mentality towards Pavilion gradually strengthened from the Song and Yuan Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so there was a reflection on the study of inscriptions in the Qing Dynasty, and with the theory of respecting Wei and belittling Tang Dynasty, people began to turn back to Wei Bei for nutrition. To be fair, Wei Bei and Gu Zhuo's simple interest is really lacking in Tang Jie, who has strict statutes. People's pursuit turned from Tang Kai to Wei Bei, which shows that Wei Bei's artistic charm is profound and subtle, and it has not been fully discovered and recognized in the past. It is a treasure that has been sleeping for hundreds of years. Up to now, there seems to be an unwritten rule in the book circle: after writing Tang Kai, if Wei Bei's appearance is no longer added, it will not be refined, and it will not be hierarchical enough. This is certainly related to the vigorous advocacy of Bao Shichen, Kang Youwei and others, but I'm afraid it's mainly because Wei Bei itself is really out of reach of Tang Kai.
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the ink of regular script was rarely handed down from generation to generation. It is easy to see stone inscriptions such as steles, epitaphs, cliffs, statues and so on, especially epitaphs. Because Wei Bei's calligraphy style is solemn and strict, it is very suitable for writing epitaphs and epitaphs, so until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, some people still used Wei's calligraphy style to write epitaphs.
There are two problems in the regular script of Tang Dynasty: Ouyang Xun, Xue Ji, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Yu Shinan and Su Shi
First, it is difficult to distinguish its name from the official script, the authentic script, the official script, the official script, the official script, the eight-part script and the articles of association. Second, there are different opinions on when its origin is scheduled. Generally speaking, the standard of regular script is that it is square and neat, which is different from using folds instead of long and vertical ones. In addition, the style of running script is not fixed in Oracle bones and Zhong Ding, and the left and right lines are not limited. Since the Qin dynasty, all from right to left, without exception. Sun Guoting's Book Score said: "The nature of truth is stippling. Make inert. It can be said to be a generalization.
from the generation of strokes in the Qin and Han dynasties to the formation of regular script in the Three Kingdoms, the development of regular script flourished in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Wang Xizhi's regular script is one of his representatives. Represented by Wei Kai. The prosperity of calligraphy in the Northern Dynasty is a symbol of the prosperity of regular script, and its simple and powerful artistic style confronts the beauty and elegance of the South.
At its peak, regular script inherited the change of Sui Kai style in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and each calligrapher showed his own personality. In the mid-Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing innovated with great glory; In the late Tang Dynasty, Liu Gongquan was as good as Yan Jin in terms of "Liu Gu". All these three changes have formed the great appearance of Tang Kai. The five dynasties, song dynasty, yuan dynasty, Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty were regular script-like periods. The calligraphers, whether individuals or groups, failed to break through the existing pattern of regular script in Jin and Tang Dynasties.