In classical calligraphy, turning point is an important standard to measure the level of calligraphers. The ancients is another difficulty in writing. In Wei-Jin ink, the turning point has the following characteristics: first, it is neat, like a knife; Second, it is thick but not thin; The third is strength, which embodies the beauty of strong bones.
First, Wang Xizhi's folding pen (round folding)
First of all, Wang Xizhi's pen is sharp, tough, delicate and changeable. The beginning of a calligrapher's calligraphy is closely related to the folding of calligraphy, and they are closely related in a single word.
Wang Xizhi's folding pen has three characteristics:
1. Use a pen on the inside, fold the pen inward (left), and the right shoulder (turning point) is straight and tangent;
2. Toughness and strong bone strength;
3, clean and tidy, no corners, no nib.
It is the handy mastery of the folding pen that makes the calligraphy of the book saint superb.
Second, Su Dongpo's calligraphy folding pen (square folding)
The mystery of Dongpo's calligraphy lies in the turning point, which shows that the book circle in Song Dynasty stands out and the energy of folding pens is huge.
The turning prescription of Su Shi's calligraphy is tough and neat, such as "Kun Dao cuts jade", "Jin Dao cuts clean, and the jade ruler measures neat". The main characteristics of Su Shi's calligraphy folding pen are: first, square, second, neat, third and hard. Today, people learn Dongpo, but they copy its shape, brush it, turn it into chaos and scribble it, and the result is a thousand miles away.