The paper "Thousand-Character Essay in Cursive Script" written by Huai Su is unique. No one can write at his level of cursive script today!
Huaisu's "Thousand-Character Essay on Xiaocao" is a classic among his handed down handwritings. Its original paper was first discovered by scholar Huang Jinxiang in March 2017. This "Thousand Character Essay" was originally a paper book (white linen paper) with sutras and scriptures. Each page is 26.8 cm long and 13.5 cm wide. It now has 9 pages and 42 lines (more than half of the original text is handwritten), totaling 530 words. The outer envelope of the post was signed by the old collector with eleven characters: "Huai Su's biography of the ink "Cursive Script Thousand Character Essay"". It is now owned by Mr. Huang Jinxiang. This "Thousand-Character Essay on Xiaocao" is the only work of Huaisu's standard Xiaocao. It has the reputation of "one word is worth a thousand gold" in ancient times, so it is also called "Thousand-Character Post". It is "the best Xiaocao in the world", and it is not the best in the world The cursive script "Zi Xie Tie" complements each other interestingly. There are several seals hidden in the calligraphy. When you open the whole calligraphy and look down at it, the handwriting as big as a fingernail is full of dynamic and pleasing to the eye. The whole article is composed of small grass, and the writing style is thin, elegant, and elegant. Huang Tingjian, one of the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty", praised in "Valley Inscriptions and Postscripts": "Huaisu's cursive script will not diminish in his later years (referring to Zhang Xu)..." This statement directly points out that Huaisu was in good health in his later years and could write the things before him. Such a high-level proud work will be admired and praised by future generations!
The original paper version of Huaisu's "Thousand-Character Essay in Cursive Script" is similar to his "Autobiographic Notes" in writing style. They are all free and vigorous, vigorous and elegant, fully demonstrating Huaisu's mastery of cursive writing skills, which is the most popular calligraphy in the current world. One of the most standard templates for writing Xiaocao. Whether it is historical transmission or documentary records, there is only one authentic work of Huaisu's Xiaocao that has been handed down to the world. This is the true "Qianjin Tie", which has always been a masterpiece that has been coveted by calligraphers, painters and collectors through the ages. Now the original rubbings of Huaisu Xiaocao have been printed to show the effect of the stele and inscriptions, and they will be appreciated by colleagues at home and abroad. It can be said that the original work is as beautiful as the inscription. It is the first precious material in China to study Huaisu Xiaocao. . . (Note: The picture below is a rubbing of the original work by Huai Su on paper)