Calligraphy art has been monopolized by the market since ancient times, and it is an unpopular and high-threshold course. Moreover, the art of calligraphy often mentioned here is to have a strong writing level, rather than a handwritten style that is better than ordinary people. In ancient times, calligraphers' brushwork was handed down in an orderly way, and it was kept secret until the monks in Zhiyong. Wisdom never dies, so it is flourishing. In the Tang Dynasty, it was passed down by blood relationship as a bridge. After the Song Dynasty, it was casually discussed among friends, such as Su Dongpo and Mi Fei. Even so, after the Ming dynasty, the brushwork was inherited or declined, and the generation was not as good as the generation. The calligraphy is closely related to the calligraphy. In ancient times, there were no copybooks and photos for practicing calligraphy. Ordinary people don't say handwriting, rubbing, or even rubbing. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, ordered double hook handwriting as a gift.
I can imagine that there is no such copybook for practicing calligraphy in the market at present, so I can rest on my laurels and know how hard it is for ancient civilians to write well. Monopoly of network resources in organic matter. Generally speaking, the chemical substances are now thousands of times richer than those in ancient times, and good pens and inks can be obtained. Although it is inferior to the ancients, it is not too bad. Although paper is far inferior, it will gradually get better after it is firmly believed. The average inkstone is already better than that of the ancients, and even some imitations of ancient posts in history museums are visible and tangible, so in general, it is not easy to be inferior to the ancients. The vast majority of people's ideas are incorrect, and the techniques are varied and mysterious. Many things have been talked about for a long time, but they still haven't made it clear, or they just take some examples out of context and use them as the regularity of universal meaning. This kind of people is not a problem with their language expression ability, but they like to play tricks and think they are handsome. There are also some people who say for no reason that I don't have so many rules about pens, and I don't choose paper anymore.
What tools were originally used by people, but to spread the word with poor papers and poor pens, and buy some dozens of illegible copybooks of Massek's calligraphy practice, this is really when the things around the necks of Four Treasures of the Study's calligraphers were put in place in ancient times. However, the key lies not in these people, but in the fact that many people have recognized and imitated their misconceptions, which has to be admitted as a natural high threshold. It doesn't have to be monopolistic, and it has already been separated into three, six and nine. Is there a good case that is not rich but written? It is not completely absent. For example, Huai Su is not very rich. However, he learned brushwork from his cousin Wu Tong before he infiltrated the literati circle. But who is Wu Tong? Wang Yu's students, Yan Zhenqing's classmates. Therefore, Huai Su's handwriting is good because of his brushwork, not because he has no money to write on the quilt.
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi's extended family was the royal family, and he was able to meet many excellent calligraphers. Their uncle Wang Dao, the teacher Mrs. Wei, etc. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy belongs to the ancestral family, and it is also handed down by teachers. Only with a vision can you write such a good word. Ordinary people can't touch these people. In ancient times, you had to practice calligraphy, and you had to find rubbings and copies to practice calligraphy. In ancient times, it was not like this. It was necessary to extend the copybook on the original or copy it. And among the royal family, good copybooks have to be borrowed, and not everyone has them. Now, it's all photocopies, so you can buy other copybooks at any time, as long as you look them up online, so it's royal culture and art in ancient times.