1, Yukime
Xue Ji (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".
2. Chu Suiliang
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.
3. Ou Yangxun
Ou Yangxun (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.
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 contributes the most, and he is called "the four masters of regular script" after Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu. His Nine Success has always been regarded as a model for learning regular script.
4. Yu Shinan
Yu Shinan (AD 558-638), a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang. Father Li Yu, brother Yu Shiqi and uncle Yu Ji all have the same fame. Yu Ji had no children and Shinan adopted him, so the word "Bo Shi" was used. Yang Di was an official in the Tang Dynasty. He was the secretary supervisor and bachelor of Hong Wen Pavilion. Shi Sui was appointed as the secret supervisor and was given Yongxing County, known as "Yu Yongxing" or "Yu Secret Supervisor" in the world. Awarded to Dr. Qingguang Road and Dr. Shi. Quiet and dull, concentrate on reading, and wash the comb when you are tired. The article is graceful and graceful, and it is famous because it is called servant shooting Xu Ling. In the sui dynasty, the official secretary lang did not move for ten years. After entering the Tang Dynasty, he joined the army as the archives of the Qin government and moved to Taizi Middle School. Emperor Taizong Jianyou, bachelor of Hong Wen Pavilion, secretary supervisor. Wen Yi's death. Emperor Taizong called it the five wonders of virtue, loyalty, erudition, literature and books. Wang Wei wrote in calligraphy: "A minister in the south of the Yangtze River was highly respected. Now his cloud is dead, and there is no one in Shiqu Dongguan." His calligraphy pays equal attention to rigidity and softness, vigorous and powerful, and he is called "the four great masters in the early Tang Dynasty" with Ou Yangxun, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi. His poetic style and calligraphy have the same effect, and the beauty is full of vitality. As a recent minister, there are many works at the banquet. His representative works include The Embankment, Jack's Youth's Field Journey, Mourning Songs, Bamboo Weaving for Linchi, Cicada, Wind and Surging Horn, etc. Among them, the last three poems about objects (namely, Give Bamboo to Linchi, Cicada, and Wang Wei Shi Ge Feng Ying Zhi) were written about bamboo, cicada and wind respectively, which firmly grasped the characteristics of poems about objects and portrayed them vividly. For example, the poem "Cicada" writes that cicadas drink clear dew, perch on the height of phoenix trees, and the sound is far away because of the height, not relying on the autumn wind, which means that a gentleman should be like a cicada. Thirty volumes are collected, and one volume of poetry is compiled today (Volume 36 of Complete Tang Poetry).