Ou Yangxun (AD 557-64 1) was a calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Literally, he is a native of Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan) in Tanzhou. He entered the Tang Dynasty from Chen and Sui, and was deeply appreciated and valued. He has served as a bachelor of the museum, a duke of Bohai, and an official to the crown prince is even more important, which is called "Ouyang attracts many" in history. Broaden the history and compile the Collection of Literature and Art 100 Volume. The two kings began to learn calligraphy, and later studied Zhuanli and Wei Bei in Qin and Han Dynasties, all of which were excellent, and their calligraphy was unique in the world. Regular script is bold and rigorous, and the statutes are strict. Internationally known as "European" and "more efficient". Comments on Weng Fanggang's Collected Works of Fuchuzhai in Qing Dynasty: "Thousands of households, those who abide by Fiona Fang's rules are the best, so there are many families, and the procedures are hundred generations." Calligraphy works handed down in regular script include Jiuchenggong Liquan inscription, Huadu Temple Yong Zen Master Taming, Yugong Gong Wen Yanbo inscription, Huangfu birthday inscription, Yaobian epitaph, Wen Yanbo inscription and so on. The official script inscription includes Fang's inscription and Tang Zongsheng's point of view. Calligraphy theory has Bi Tan, Thirty-six Laws and Eight Laws. Old Tang Book 189, New Tang Book 198.
Yu Shinan (558-638 AD) was a calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Bo Shi is from Yuyao, Zhejiang. He was an official of the State of Chen and served as a secretary lang in the Sui Dynasty. After entering the Tang Dynasty, he was led by Emperor Taizong as Qin Gong, and later served as secretary supervisor, sealing Yongxing County, known as "Yu Yongxing". Quiet and taciturn, weak in appearance and strong in will. Emperor Taizong said that Yu Shinan has five unique qualities: "morality, loyalty, erudition, language and literature". He compiled China's first book, Bei Tang Shuchao, an ancient book 160. He is the second king of calligraphy, harmonious and elegant, soft outside and rigid inside. The most famous calligraphy works are the tablet of Confucius Temple and the preface to breaking evil spirits, and the ink of the running script is the epitaph of Princess Runan (suspected copy of Song Dynasty); Calligraphy theory has Shu Zhi Shu, Guan Xue Pian and Bimu Lun. Ming Xiangmu commented on Fa Ya's words: "The wisdom spread in the south is rigid and profound, and its cursive style is extraordinary in charm, but its strength is slightly wider." Seventy-two volumes of Old Tang Shu and one hundred and two volumes of New Tang Shu have been circulated.
Chu Suiliang (596-658 AD) was a calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. The word Dengshan was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). At the end of Zhenguan, he and Sun Chang Wuji were instructed by Emperor Taizong to assist him. When Emperor Gaozong was the Duke of Henan, he was called "Chu Henan". The official reaches the official department of Shangshu, and the right servant of Shangshu shoots it. Later, he was banished to Ganzhou (now Viet Nam's Qinghua Province) as a secretariat for opposing Li Zhili's establishment of Empress Wu Zetian, and died a year later. Calligraphers Ou Yangxun, Zhiyong and Erwang, plus Han Li, know the most about the ritual tablet. This tablet is exquisite and elegant in calligraphy, and is famous for its fine thickness. Chu changed the official script into regular script, which made the calligraphy complete, beautiful and gorgeous, and was known as "green and graceful, invincible in Luo Qi". He was also good at identifying the original works of the two kings and was the authority at that time. The calligraphy works in circulation include Yi Que Buddhist Shrine Monument, Master Meng Monument, Preface to Wild Goose Pagoda, Classic of Big Characters, Square Monument, Ode to Dead Trees, Mourning for Emperor Taizong, Ni Kuanzan, and Qing Entertainment Epitaph. Liang Qing-Liang's Book Review said: "The book of Chu is a masterpiece, which is empty, clever, thin, hard and clear. But frivolous, not very calm, so there have been discussions about learning after frivolous in the past. " There are 80 volumes of old Tang books and 150 volumes of new Tang books.
Xue Ji (AD 649-7 13) was a painter and calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. Word Stone, Zhou Pu Fenyin (now Shaanxi Wanrong) people. He is Wei Zhi's nephew, Jing Longzhong, who holds a bachelor's degree in Zhaowen Museum and is honored as assistant minister of Chinese books. He learned about the maintenance of the locomotive, and together with Yizangong, who was called "Xue Shaobao" by the world, he was named Duke of Jin. Later, he was sentenced to death and imprisonment for predicting that Dou Huaizhen murdered Xuanzong. Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang are the proud students of Chu Suiliang's calligraphy. At that time, people said that "you can learn from Chu without losing your virtue", which shows that he is "keen on imitation". "Postscript of Guang Chuan Shu" said that he "inherited his blood and kissed Chu. As for the delicate pen, it is clear and self-contained. " Cultivating oneself with a pen is exactly what Song Huizong's "thin book" follows. Yukime can draw figures, Buddha statues, trees and stones, flowers and birds, especially cranes. At that time, he left many paintings in Chang 'an, Luoyang, Sichuan and other places, and the six cranes he created on the screen were also imitated by others. Until the appearance of the Five Dynasties, Xue Ji's painting of cranes was always recognized as a superb skill, but unfortunately, his works did not survive. Calligraphy includes "Nobuyuki Zen Master Tablet".
The calligraphy of the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty has a * * * feature, that is, the style of regular script is "delicate and delicate". Among them, Ou Yangxun's regular script is more prominent and has made the greatest contribution, and he is called "the four masters of regular script" with Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu. His Nine Success has always been regarded as a model for learning regular script.