In the early Tang Dynasty, the society was stable, the economy was prosperous, and calligraphy flourished. The imperial court recognized calligraphy as one of the six schools in imperial academy, and set up a doctor of calligraphy to study calligraphy. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, loved calligraphy and admired Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, which played an important role in the development and prosperity of calligraphy in Tang Dynasty. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, four schools in the early Tang Dynasty, represented the poetic style in the early Tang Dynasty. At this time, the cursive script still adheres to the golden method, and the right army is the Sect. There is nothing new. The calligraphers in this period were Zhong Shaojing, Lu Jianzhi, Wang Zhijing and Emperor Taizong.
Xue Ji (649-7 13), a native of Fenyang, Zhou Pu (now Fenyang, Shaanxi), was named "Xue Shaobao" from the official to the prince. That's Wei's nephew. From Wei, I learned hidden dangers and Chu calligraphy, and I learned diligence, so I wrote the world with good books. Most of his books are Chu's. The Tang people said that "you can buy Chu and gain knowledge without losing its festival", but "the pen is exquisite and unique". His younger brother Xue Yao studied with him, but he was thinner, which was the source of Hui Zong's "thin golden body". His masterpiece is "The Monument to the Believing Zen Master", which was carved in the era of Empress Wu (684-704). This stone has been lost for a long time. It was only in the Qing Dynasty that he still kept the orphan of the Song Dynasty, and now it has flowed into Japan. There are many calligraphers and various schools in the Tang Dynasty, which is of course related to economic prosperity and active culture and art. Most emperors in the Tang Dynasty wrote books, especially Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong. He played an important role in promoting the development of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin (597-649), the second son of Li Yuan, attached great importance to culture and strongly advocated calligraphy. For example, in the first year of Zhenguan, twenty-four children with more than five grades liked books, and they were forbidden to teach them calligraphy. Emperor Taizong himself was also an outstanding calligrapher. He studied calligraphy with the right army, which is more handsome and heroic than the right army. He pioneered the use of running script to enter the monument, which is the highest in ancient and modern imperial books. "Book of the Tang Dynasty" said: "On April 22nd, 14th year of Zhenguan, Taizong was confident of his truth, and showed his ministers' strength by cursive script screen, so he did nothing for a while ...18th February17th, Emperor Taizong invited more than three products to hold a banquet to announce the Wu Gate, and he wrote a flying white book, which the ministers took over from Emperor Taizong through wine. His existing works include Wenquan Ming, Jinci Ming and Screen Post.
In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with the development of social economy, culture and art, there were great changes and developments. Calligraphy style tends to be vigorous from the early Tang Dynasty. True grass got rid of the shackles of the Wangs School more thoroughly and formed its own new style. At this time, Zhang Xu, Huai Su, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and other famous calligraphers appeared. They created a new realm in cursive script and regular script respectively. Official script reappeared in calligraphy. Although it has not surpassed the ancients, there are many famous artists. Li is the most famous seal script writer, but his achievements are not as good as those of Shi. There are four kinds of official scripts: Han Zemu, Cai, Shi. At this time, other famous artists were Lu Zangyong, Su Lingzhi, Zhang and others. Dong Qichang said, "The right army is like a dragon, and the North Sea is like an elephant." It is pointed out that Mi Fei in Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty, Dong Qichang in Ming Dynasty and He in Qing Dynasty all studied Li Yong's calligraphy.
Han Zemu (date of birth and death unknown) was born in Changli (now Yixian County, Liaoning Province). He is Han Yu's uncle with the same surname, a constant waiter and minister of industry. Inscriptions handed down from ancient times include Gao Hua Wen Yue, Ye Hui Ming Tablet, Heart Sutra and so on.
If Li Yong is the highest official script in the Tang Dynasty, then Li is the highest official script in the Tang Dynasty. Later generations called Li and Li Si "Li Er".
Besides Emperor Taizong, Li Longji (685-762) was also a good calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He is the third son of Zong Rui. He is good at riding and shooting, and is familiar with temperament and calligraphy. The official official official script and running script of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty have been handed down from generation to generation, with inscriptions such as Ji Taishan Ming, Qing Tang Guan Ji Ming Sheng, Shitai Xiaojing, regular script such as Li Zhengdao, running script such as Gaizhou Secretariat and Ode to Mo Elbow. The achievements of official script in Tang Dynasty were far less than those of Han Li. Besides Tang Taizong and He, there are four official calligraphers: Han Zemu, Shi and Cai He.
Li Chao, Du Fu's nephew, was famous for his official script during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty.
The art of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty not only set a good example in regular script, but also reached its peak in cursive script. Calligraphers include the grandson of the early Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xu and Huai Su in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and what famous calligraphers. In the late Tang dynasty, with the gradual decline of the country, calligraphy did not flourish in the early Tang dynasty and the prosperous Tang dynasty, but some calligraphers such as Du Mu, Gao Xian and Pei Xiu also appeared.
Jing Ke is an aristocrat, a well-known family in Hedong, and has no historical records. He is famous in the world as "Wang Jushi's brick tower is bright". This inscription was written by Ganoderma lucidum during the reign of Emperor Gaozong in Qing Dynasty. Unearthed in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the post-stone is thin and cracked into seven pieces, which are kept in the official library of Heyang County. Wang Chang thinks this inscription is a stone. There were many prints at that time. Weng Fanggang said: "At this moment, calligraphy is all Chu, and the Tang Dynasty is the best. The beauty of Chu Shu lies in its connection with Europe and dangerous ancient and circumstantial evidence. After the author, there is discord. At this moment, it is graceful and beautiful. Although it was taught by later generations, it did not lose the rules of Henan. "