Yan Zhenqing's font features regular script with thick pen, bones and muscles, vigorous and free, vigorous brushwork, thick Okanagan valley, and introverted edge in his later years; Calligraphy says? Yan gu? That's what it means; The structural characteristics of Yan-ti characters can be summarized in four words: round, neat, even and sparse. First, the circle. The vertical hooks in Yan characters are all written in an arc shape with a rotating pen, such as four, south and so on. In fact, the stroke combination on the left side of the two words is also slightly curved. Another example: the wanderer, not only has a radian, but also the intersection of the two strokes is a bit low, which is more rounded. Second, qi. Yan Zi strives for stability through fairness. When writing, they usually shrink most and expand a small part. Such as "Xuan" and "Gong", right? 、? Eight? Shrink properly and put? What? And then what? Hey? Relax and make it flush from top to bottom. Third, there are both. In the processing of left-right structural characters, Yan-style characters seldom use size collocation and positive-negative dependence to gain momentum, but mostly use left-right balance processing methods, such as county (county), collar and other characters. Fourth, sparse. Yan's words give people the greatest feeling that they are generous and generous, because Yan's writing is sparse inside and dense outside. Such as: wind, country, swallow. This treatment is just the opposite of other books, and its unusual structure is really dangerous.
The significance of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy occupies a special position in the history of China's calligraphy. Only Yan Zhenqing can shine with the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi. His calligraphy features regular script and cursive script. The inscriptions written in regular script are correct, beautiful and powerful. He was born when regular script was popular, which was contrary to Wang Xizhi's typical example and led the new trend of calligraphy.
Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy Works Yan Zhenqing's existing calligraphy works include: Pagoda Monument, Temple Monument, Yan Monument, Magu Fairy Altar, Manuscript for Sacrificing Nephew, Manuscript for Sacrificing Bo, Seating Post, Painting Praise and so on. He and Liu Gongquan, another calligrapher famous for regular script in Tang Dynasty, are collectively called? Yan Liu? .