The evolution of official script is from the Qin Li in the Warring States Period to the mid-Western Han Dynasty, gradually perfected in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and finally to the calligraphy after the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
1. Qin Li refers to the official script from the Warring States Period, Qin Dynasty to the early Western Han Dynasty, also called ancient Li script. There are many theories about the origin of ancient Li. Judging from the information discovered so far, Qin Li came into being during the Warring States Period.
2. From the middle of the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, official script gradually reached perfection. Especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the ruling class adopting some wiser policies, the entire social economy prospered, and official script developed into a formal, artistic and A calligraphy style with high aesthetic value.
3. Calligraphy after the Wei and Jin Dynasties is mainly the formation, development and maturity period of cursive script, running script and regular script. At this time, official script gradually incorporated regular script into the writing style.
Structure characteristics of official script:
1. The flat and square shape of the official script changes from the normal situation that the seal script takes the vertical position, and instead takes the horizontal (left and right) position, resulting in a flat and square shape. Flat square, the strokes shrink the vertical strokes and strengthen the horizontal expansion.
2. Starting the pen with a silkworm head and closing it with a wild goose tail. This is a typical feature of the pen used in official script. In particular, the horizontal and vertical strokes of the main strokes in official script are almost all made using this method.
3. Turn circles into squares and arcs into straight lines. These are the two basic ways to simplify seal script in official script. However, if you don't understand the circle of seal script, it will be difficult to master the square of official script.
4. Change the drawing into dots and change the connection into disconnection. We know that dots are not needed in seal characters. Even if dots are used, they are just round dots. However, the dots in official script have become independent and no longer attached to the paintings, and the dot methods are becoming increasingly rich.