What font was used in the Ming Dynasty? Brief introduction of Ming dynasty fonts

1. The calligraphy font commonly used in Ming Dynasty is running script.

2. Introduction of Calligraphy in Ming Dynasty: Like Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty was also a prosperous generation of calligraphy. The passing and engraving of law posts is very active. Because of the popularity of scholar-officials and calligraphy, calligraphy creation was affected. Therefore, the calligraphy style of the whole Ming Dynasty was mostly running script, which could not be traced back to Qin, Han and Northern Dynasties. The works of seal, Li and Bafen are almost extinct, and the regular script is exquisite and delicate. During the Yongle and Orthodox Dynasties, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Yang Pu successively entered imperial academy and Wen Yuan Pavilion and wrote a large number of inscriptions, which were called Guangchang Style, or Taige Style. Scholars compete to copy in order to be honest and clean, which makes calligraphy lose its artistic interest and personal style.