He is neck and neck with Wang Xizhi, who started the school.
Su Dongpo took Yan Shu as the highest example of calligraphy and learned from Yan Youcheng. He said in the postscript of Wu Daozi's painting:? As for his poems, Han's retired works, Yan's books and Wu Daozi's paintings, all the changes in ancient and modern times will make it possible for the world to complete them. ? He compared Yan Shu with Du Fu's poems and Korean, which shows his high evaluation.
In the Song Dynasty, Zhu commented in his book The Continuation of Books:? (Yan) Points are like falling rocks, paintings are like clouds, hooks are like gold, and ge is like a crossbow. There are images in both vertical and horizontal directions, and there is a state of arrogance. There has been no such thing as a public figure since Xi 'an. ?
Say it again: Born in the cold, so resolute and strong, the body is strict and prepared. Such as loyal ministers and righteous men, stand at attention, and do not seize the big festival. ?
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society. In order to rule its vast territory, it established unprecedented feudal rule in an all-round way. When choosing officials and participating in scientific research, we must abide by the statutes and write a word that is very suitable for the ancients. The lofty aspirations of the prosperous feudal era really gave calligraphy a vigorous spirit at that time. Yan Zhenqing was born at the right time, in his prime!
Yan Zhenqing was born in a scholarly family with a profound family background. His distant ancestors, great grandfathers and grandfathers were all famous scholars and calligraphers, and his mother was also a calligrapher handed down from generation to generation. He is not only diligent in studying, but also good at learning. He has a strong learning purpose, and his predecessors have choices and choices. He can learn from previous calligraphers' books and digest them.
He resigned from his post twice and went to Luoyang to ask Zhang Xu for his brushwork, and compiled the dialogue into a volume of Zhang Changshi's Twelve-Meaning brushwork. In ancient times, it was incredible that a ready-made official took the trouble to learn calligraphy without doing it, which shows his great determination to learn calligraphy.
He absorbed the strengths of many schools, made in-depth exploration in brushwork, structure, layout, ink method and other aspects, boldly innovated the elegant and charming calligraphy style represented by Wang Xizhi, and created a strange, beautiful and ancient new book style, which became a master of the school and went down in history.
Yan Zhenqing was a figure who entered the middle Tang Dynasty after the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He lived in Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong and Dezong Dynasties and was appointed as the founder of Juelu County by Lang Guan. He was an important member of the Tang regime. He not only has the prosperity and strength of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but also has the emotional experience of the turbulent years after the middle Tang Dynasty. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the country was extremely strong and the people had great courage and confidence, which was one of the important reasons for the formation of his artistic style.
His character and sentiment are outstanding. He is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and resolutely safeguards national unity; He stood up and dared to resist the traitor. Although he has been attacked and framed repeatedly, his strong character of honesty and frankness remains unchanged. He is an honest official and doesn't want to be a dog. For the sake of the country, he went to great pains to rush about, regardless of his personal safety, surrendered to the traitor Li Xilie, righteously, and finally died heroically. He is just and strong, and he must have a tenacious, thick, magnificent and just aesthetic pursuit.
The form of calligraphy is the form of life and the form of people. A Qing and Liu Xizai said in "An Outline of Arts and Records": Books, such as also. As his knowledge, as his talent, as his ambition, in a word: Just like a person. ?
There must be a book if there is a man. Yan did not attack the traces of his predecessors, changed the ancient method, and found another way. Besides the two kings, Yan stood tall with a magnificent calligraphy style, setting a new aesthetic model for people.
Like a bright superstar, he exudes dazzling brilliance, and ranks among the book circles with Wang Xizhi, which has a far-reaching influence on future generations.
But what is Yan Zhenqing's position and compliance in the history of China's calligraphy? Book saint? Compared with Wang Xizhi, it is still not equal. Have you been evaluating Wang Xizhi's calligraphy? Perfect? ,? After thinking through the trial, it is not exciting to be ambitious and peaceful. .
However, there are many different views on Yan's books. Tang people respect the law. Pay attention to the neatness of handwriting, and every word should abide by the prescribed boundaries. Don't stretch the long stroke and don't shrink the short stroke. For example, Yan's regular script is written within the frame and never exceeds the prescribed scope. From a practical point of view, it is very standard and neat, but it always feels lost. Natural? And then what? Vivid? .
In addition, due to the biased aesthetic taste, derogatory remarks about Yan's calligraphy are also common.
Li Yu, Queen of Southern Tang Dynasty, has a book, commenting on Yan Shu. Those who are good at dharma books are in harmony with the regular army. Really got the strength of the right army and lost his rudeness. ? Say it again: Yan Shu has a model but no beauty, just like Han. ? This view has a lot to do with his completely unmanly aesthetic view.
Mi Fei in Song Dynasty said:? Yan Liu kicked around and was the ancestor of the ugly and evil Zagreb in later generations. Since then, the ancient law has become clear. ?
Bai jiao, a master of modern post-school, also thinks: Yan Shu is written in block letters, which is nothing more than graceful, broad and serious, with an atmosphere of corridors and temples. Ten Thousand Pagodas was written by people in Liang and Sui Dynasties. The post in the running script "Three Tables" is very sweet, which makes people fondle it, but it is also misleading. ?
He also said:? Yu Yu's book is not thin, but he doesn't like it. Yan is tacky and Liu is a craftsman. ?
Is that really the case? Radish and cabbage, each has his own love! ? The evaluation of calligraphers' writing style and their works cannot be detected by scientific instruments, but can only be judged by people, who are inclined, that is, their aesthetic tastes and artistic tendencies are not the same.
China has a history of several thousand years of calligraphy development. There are many calligraphers with different styles and choices, such as Oracle bones and Zhong Ding, bamboo slips and silk books. Yan calligraphy style failed to occupy all the scenery and became the mainstream of mass learning. It is an indisputable fact that many people have studied Yan Shu and become famous and married.
Liu Gongquan in the late Tang Dynasty and Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties are actually the direct biographies of Lu Gong.
After the Five Dynasties, all the books were written by Duke Lu. Although Mi Fei derogated from Yan's regular script, he was deeply impressed by her running script. Although his running script is mainly Jin people, he can still see the traces of Yan.
Yan Shu in Yuan Dynasty was elegant and fresh. Wen Zhiming and Zhu Zhishan in Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang, Wang Duo and Fu Shan in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty all made great efforts on Yan Shu.
In Qing Dynasty, such as Liu Yong, Weng Fanggang, Yi Bingshou, Weng Tonghe, Qian Feng, etc. , have successfully inherited and learned the Yan Shu.
Historical facts prove that Yan Zhenqing is the greatest calligrapher after Wang Xizhi. Although his calligraphy style is not the mainstream of mass learning, its profound and far-reaching influence is unmatched by other calligraphers in history.