The three major running scripts in the history of Chinese calligraphy: "Lanting Preface", "Manuscript of Memorial to Nephew Jiming", and "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems".
"Lanting Preface" was written in the Jin Dynasty of China (AD 353) by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi who met friends at the foot of Lanzhu Mountain in Shaoxing and wrote "the best running script in the world", also known as "Linhe Preface", "Ye Tie", "March 3 Orchid Pavilion Poetry Preface", etc.
"Manuscripts of Sacrifice to Nephew" (full name "Manuscript of Sacrifice to Nephew and Praise to the Good Doctor Ji Mingwen") is a calligraphy work on running paper created by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, in the first year of Tang Qianyuan (758). It is now Collected in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. ?
"Cold Food Post" is also known as "Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry Post" or "Huangzhou Cold Food Post". It is a poem written by Su Shi and written in ink on plain paper. It is 34.2 cm wide and 18.9 cm long. It has 17 lines of running script and 129 characters. It is now in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Extended information
1. The full text of "Lanting Preface" has 28 lines and 324 words. The whole text is charming and elegant, and the words are exquisite. The stipples are like dancing, like gods and men helping each other. It has been regarded as the best in the calligraphy circles of the past dynasties. . Mi Fu, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, called it "the first calligraphy in Chinese running script".
Anyone who learns cursive calligraphy in future generations will fall in love with Lanting and be unable to extricate themselves. The dancing-like calligraphy of "Lanting Preface" really makes calligraphers like us in the future generation marvel at Wang Xizhi's superb calligraphy skills and Wang Xizhi's literary talent as smooth as water.
In the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (353), Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was praised by Mi Fu as "the best running script in the world". The original work was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum, and there are copies and copies handed down to the world, among which the "Shenlong version" is the best.
The brush used in this post is mainly centered, with occasional side strokes. The lingering bands between the strokes are slender and light, or the strokes are broken and the meaning is connected. The overall layout is scattered and scattered, with a natural feel. "Easy, elegant, graceful and infinitely charming" This post has a lofty status in the history of Chinese calligraphy.
2. "Manuscript for Memorials to My Nephew" is a draft in memory of my nephew Yan Jiming. ***Twenty-three lines , 234 words. This manuscript traces the story of Yan Gaoqing, the governor of Changshan, and his family, who stood up and resisted resolutely during the rebellion in Anlu Mountain. The calligraphy is majestic, the writing is bold, and it is completed in one go.
"The Manuscript of Sacrificing My Nephew" is known as one of the "Three in the World" together with Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Su Shi's running script "Huangzhou Hanshitie" in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Da Running Script" is also known as "The Second Running Script in the World".
And this manuscript was written in an extremely sad and angry mood, regardless of the clumsiness of the pen and ink, so the words fluctuate with the calligrapher's mood, which is purely The natural expression of spirit and daily workmanship is rare in the entire history of calligraphy, so "The Manuscript of Memorials to My Nephew" is one of the original ink works of great historical and artistic value.
3. "Poetry on Cold Food in Huangzhou" was written in the fifth year of Yuanfeng. It is Su Shi's masterpiece after he failed in Wang Anshi's political reform and was politically frustrated. He was exiled to Huangzhou, Hubei Province. At this time, Su Shi was walking with his father Tian and his father in the stream. In the second year (the fourth year of Yuanfeng), my old friend Ma Zhengqing bought dozens of acres of abandoned land in the east of the city for Su Shi. Su Shi reclaimed the wasteland and built a house while farming.
He called himself "Dongpo Jushi" and wrote poems. Zhong narrates that he lived in poverty for three years in Huangzhou. Every time he suffered from cold food and Qingming rain, he felt desolate and uncomfortable in front of his eyes. His mood may be whispered and eloquently told, or he may let his voice go, crying alone, or screaming sadly. .
Baidu Encyclopedia-Three Running Scripts