Later, after the archaeological discovery of Han bamboo slips, the book world unveiled the original beauty of Lishu before adulthood. The master of calligraphy once said with a piece of Han bamboo slips: This is priceless. Whoever can get the elegance of ancient Li according to it is everyone.
Zhang, who is familiar with Chinese studies and knows the history of calligraphy at a glance, saw the original appearance of ancient Li and fell in love at first sight. Although all books can be used, he devoted himself to the ancient ceremony of Han bamboo slips and eventually became a calligrapher.
Watching the ancient works of Li in the Han bamboo slips "Dragon Ridge Sticking Money", we found that Zhang profoundly grasped the changes at the beginning of its formation, and his brushwork had both the cutting posture of Da Zhuan and the feminine feeling of Xiao Zhuan. Pointillism, microwave crossing and dovetail protruding, especially the drafting of folding hooks, are vivid representations of the synchronous origin of Li Shu and cursive script.
The ancient characters of Zhang Han bamboo slips were presented to people in various ways before the official script matured, and the pen and ink were changeable and beautiful. If we look back on the Millennium, there are often scenes and thoughts that return to the beauty of calligraphy, and the elegant and simple style is so colorful. The official script of Zhang Han bamboo slips not only has artistic value, but also has academic value of marking the history of books. It is a pearl in the book world and is highly respected.
Zhang, who studied Han bamboo slips and ancient Li, can certainly write, and cursive writing is also a great achievement. As mentioned above, official script is of the same origin, so Zhang, who got the essence of Han bamboo slips, practiced cursive script according to the ancient law, which was naturally rigorous and free and easy without overstepping the bounds. For example, this cursive work, the ancient poem "The north wind rolls and the white grass breaks", is recorded in cursive, showing its leap with unique brushwork. Its vast texture and cursive script are vividly presented by Zhang's continuous and serial handwriting. The momentum is like a waterfall in the Milky Way, vivid as a dragon's dragon's sky, and a large amount can be finely connected, reflecting its super pen control ability. Can be vigorous, can be relaxed, can cursive, has reached its peak, complete and complete.
Zhang's brushwork is ancient, his brushwork is new, he writes naturally and draws well. He is not only a calligrapher with detached brushwork, but also a painter who entered the elegant environment according to Danqing.
Zhang's paintings combine elegant calligraphy with painting. Ode to Autumn Colors uses freehand brushwork to pour autumn colors, with pale ink branches and yellow leaves, and pure autumn colors. The crane looks like a stone, and the stone looks like a crane. Similarity and dissimilarity are based on ideas, and the mind of doing as the Romans do has its own feelings. If there is a philosophy of space transformation to regard the mountain as a peak on the side of the mountain, then "Watching Autumn Colors" is a philosophy of concept transformation to regard a rock as a dance. In other words, Zhang's ink painting is a kind of mental method, a kind of true Zen that you can get if you want it. There is also a landscape painting "Autumn Rhyme", which is covered with thick ink and cool color, with simple lines and rhymes with ink, which is unique.
The picture of "Songhe Asahi" is also freehand, thinking about the world. Zhang's structure is loose as a cloud, and he paints cranes like smoke. Clouds and smoke flow, cranes flow, so the sense of movement arises spontaneously, and the scene is lively because of movement. It is the highest realm of Mo Dao's brushwork that the crane sees the light of day, the red sun rises, and the density becomes immortal.
In addition to painting landscapes with pen and ink, Zhang also devoted himself to sketching. For example, his paintings such as "Two Chickens" and "Fish Le Tu" are still concise with powerful freehand brushwork, but they are good at creating ideas. The interest of the chicken is in the eyes, the joy of the fish is in the posture, and the anthropomorphism highlights the ecology of all things. They are all sketches and quick hearts. Therefore, his painters' sketches are small and attractive, simple and attractive. Very suitable for hanging in the study to adjust life and rest.
Book source Han bamboo slips are of high ancient style and elegant cultural taste of picture scroll. Zhang, who can have both calligraphy and painting, studies the primary factor of his artistic success as "culture". After all, he is a scholar. Humanities, calligraphy and painting naturally have unique charm and are full of elegance.