Dong Qichang was a minister and painter in the late Ming Dynasty. His calligraphy is the most accomplished cursive script. Although Dong Qichang was in the era when Zhao Meng and Wen Zhiming's calligraphy prevailed, his calligraphy was not blindly influenced by these two calligraphy masters. His calligraphy combines the calligraphy styles of Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan, and forms its own system. His calligraphy style is elegant and ethereal, elegant and self-sufficient.
The brush strokes are elegant and plain. Use a pen accurately, always keep a positive face, and rarely use a pen that is depressed and dull; In terms of composition, word for word, line for line, branch layout, density symmetry, and strive to catch up with the ancient law. Ink is also very particular, dry and wet, wonderful.
Calligraphy in Dong Qichang can be said to be a masterpiece of ancient methods, and the "six styles" and "eight styles" were all refined by him. At that time, it was "famous abroad, lacking in size, spreading among the people, and competing for beauty." (Biography of Wen Yuan in Ming Dynasty). Until the middle of Qing Dynasty, Kangxi and Qianlong took Dong Shu as the patriarchal clan system and admired it.
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The so-called "Yan Gu Zhao Zi" refers to two calligraphers, Yan Zhenqing and Zhao Meng.
Yan Zhenqing was a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Meng, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script". Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu".
Zhao Mengsheng was born in the late Southern Song Dynasty. He is the grandson of Song Taizu and a direct descendant of Zhao, the king of Qin. Zhao Meng and his wife, Guan Daosheng, are both disciples of Mingben monk in Zhongfeng. Zhao Meng is proficient in music and is good at identifying ancient cultural relics. His poems are beautiful and elegant, especially his calligraphy and painting. His regular script and running script have the deepest attainments and the widest influence. He is an accomplished calligrapher who combines Jin and Tang calligraphy.
His elegant style of calligraphy, neat structure and skillful brushwork created Zhao Ti Shu, which is called "four masters of regular script" with Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan.
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