Liu Jinsheng, whose Buddhist name is Long'an and whose courtesy name is Jingjie, was born in Wen'an County, an ancient cultural city in China, in 1973. A native of Xiaoguozhuang Village, Xinglonggong Town, Wen'an County, Hebei Province. I have been passionate about the art of calligraphy since I was a child, and have worked tirelessly on the road to pursue the art of calligraphy. Famous contemporary calligraphers in my country. Below are the works of the famous calligrapher Liu Jinsheng that I have compiled for you. I hope they are useful to you!
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Little knowledge about calligraphy and the origin of the development of ancient Chinese ink
Ink is one of the four treasures of the Chinese study , is not only an important practical writing material, but also an important factor in the unique artistic style of Chinese painting. As a comprehensive handicraft, ink has also been favored by collectors throughout the ages.
The history of ink in China can be traced back to before the 12th century BC. As early as the Neolithic Age, ancestors had begun to use black as an art decoration. During this period, there were already black and red ink on pottery. , gray pottery, among which black pottery and painted pottery are the most regionally distinctive artistic masterpieces.
During the excavations of the Yin Ruins, there were oracle bones written in ink. The earliest ancient documents about ink in China are "Shangshu" and "Yili". The former records ink punishment, and the latter records ink rope. Li You's "Inkstone Inscription" of the Later Han Dynasty states: "The deed has been made, but the inkstone is still old." This shows that the appearance of ink was very early.
Xu Shen, a philologist of the Han Dynasty, said in his book "Shuowen Jiezi": "The black ink and black writing are derived from the soil and the black." ?Refers to natural ink. The so-called ink should be black soil, that is, soil powder, which did not form any shape at first. With the development needs of society, various forms appeared in the future, from powder to pills and slugs, from kneading by hand to using ink molding to make various shapes. It has gone through a long process.
The types of ink making techniques and main materials are roughly divided into pine smoke, graphite, lacquer ink, tung smoke, etc. Pine smoke is the dust left after burning pine bark; graphite is not stone ink, but a smoke material formed by burning petroleum, which is then made into ink; lacquer ink is made from earth lacquer tung oil Ink made from burned smoke material; the same reason applies to tung smoke. Generally, ink is only divided into two categories: pine smoke ink and oil smoke ink. The tobacco material is only a semi-finished product in making ink. The finished product is the ink made by adding glue, mixing agent, steaming and pestle.
In the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, ink was made from a mixture of lacquer smoke and pine smoke, mainly pine smoke. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, graphite gradually disappeared. The initial form of ink is toner, which is mixed when ready for use. With the invention of paper and the demand for the development of calligraphy and painting art, the form of ink has also changed. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the shape of ink was round, while in the Wei and Jin Dynasties it became a spiral shape, and then the straight shape appeared. shape, both were collectively referred to as "grip" at that time, because when making ink, after the initial pounding of the pestle, it was necessary to ball it up with the hand, or clench it into a natural grip shape with one hand, or tie the hands into a fine shape at both ends. The slightly thicker handshake shape in the middle is pill-shaped or machine-shaped. Famous ink makers during this period included Wei Dan from the Wei Dynasty and Zhang Jin from the Jin Dynasty.
The ink-making industry developed into the Tang and Five Dynasties, and had already received official attention. The government set up official factories to specialize in production. Its main production areas expanded from Fufeng, Yanzhou and other places in the previous generation to Yishui and Luzhou. , because there are many pine trees growing in these places and their quality is high, which is a good raw material for making precious ink products. During the Anshi Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of ink workers went south, causing the center of ink production to move southward. Since then, Hui ink has dominated the world. During this period, there were numerous famous figures in the ink making industry, such as Li Yangbing, Zu Min, and the founders of Hui ink, Xi Chao, Xi Ting, Wang Gui and his son, etc. The ink-making process was more perfect during this period. Li Bai has a poem that goes: "Shangdang is green with pine smoke, and Yiling is filled with dust." The orchid and musk deer condense the precious ink, and the light is barely visible. Ink often uses miscellaneous materials as treasures. In addition to smoke and glue as the main raw materials, pearl powder, rhinoceros horn powder, musk, hematoxylin, egg white, hibiscus flower juice, etc. are added, and they are pounded together with smoke and glue. It can increase the gloss, hardness, anti-corrosion and aroma of the ink, making it durable and long-lasting for writing and painting.
Originally, the ink-making process was done manually, but because people’s grip strength was too small, the ink mold was invented. The pressure of the ink mold is high, so the ink produced is solid and durable; and because of the ink mold, the shape of the ink is richer.