The translation and original text of The King of Cursive Script are as follows:
1. The original text of The King of Cursive Script
Prime Minister Zhang is fond of cursive writing but not craftsmanship. At that time, everyone in the generation laughed at him. The prime minister is at ease. One day I got a sentence, I wrote quickly with my pen, and the paper was full of dragons and snakes flying around. Let my nephew record it. When the waves are dangerous, my nephew stops. He held the letter and asked, "What's the word for this?" The prime minister looked at it for a long time and didn't recognize it. He criticized his nephew and said, "You Hu didn't ask earlier, which made me forget about it."
2. Translation of the King of Cursive Script
Prime Minister Zhang liked calligraphy but did not practice it. People at that time laughed at him, but the Prime Minister was calm and composed. Once Ju Pangcha came across a good sentence, he picked up a pen and quickly wrote it down, with dragons and phoenixes dancing all over the paper.
He asked his nephew to copy it down. When he came to a place with weird strokes in calligraphy, his nephew stopped blankly, took the paper on which he had written the words and asked him: What word is this? The prime minister looked at it carefully for a long time, but he didn't recognize it either. He blamed his nephew and said, "Why didn't you ask earlier?" So much so that I forgot what I wrote.
The author's calligraphy characteristics:
First of all, Prime Minister Zhang's cursive script is very bold and unrestrained, not rigidly bound to the norms of traditional calligraphy, and fully demonstrates his bold style. For example, "Gift to Liu Bodu" is one of his masterpieces. The bold and unrestrained grass shows the fortitude and majesty of Prime Minister Zhang. It is neat and steady yet free and unrestrained.
Secondly, Prime Minister Zhang’s cursive calligraphy is highly artistic in form. He blurred the boundaries between writing and painting, giving calligraphy more diversified development space. For example, "Red Cliff Ode" is his typical work. In the process of dividing and arranging the strokes, the overall structure is majestic, spicy and exciting, but also ethereal and elegant.
In addition, Prime Minister Zhang’s cursive script also pays attention to momentum and poetic expression. In his calligraphy works, the glyphs are concise and the lines are smooth. He pursues a bold, bold and majestic beauty, which truly demonstrates the charm and appeal of the art of calligraphy. At the same time, his cursive calligraphy works not only have the characteristics of decadence and boldness, but also have a delicate, charming, vigorous and simple beauty, which truly demonstrates the charm and appeal of the art of calligraphy.