The Covenant of calligraphy
Song Cao in the early Qing Dynasty
introduce
The way to learn books is to care about one heart, the heart can turn the wrist and the hand can turn the pen. The important thing is to hold the pen, the pen should be alive, the wrist should move instead of the hand, and the wrist should be attentive. The right army said, "intention comes first." This rule is also true. The ancients wrote for a reason and never made empty words; Nowadays, people are fond of drowning, taking pen as the body, spending their money freely, and showing off novelty with a little knowledge to meet the need of ignoring mistakes. They study the wonders of the ancients without understanding, hoping that they will rise to the palace of Jin and Wei! Every pen has a beginning and an end. ) have priorities, (understand slowly, and quickly gain momentum. There is a band, and the band is connected with the context. There is a cycle, that is, there is no intention to accept anything. ) there is weight, (where the shoulder transitions lightly, draw heavy places. There is a turning point. (If you use the front to the left, you must turn the front to the right. If the book turns to the shoulder, it must be inside and outside. When a book is pressed, it must be straight inside and outside, and there must be a wonderful turning point, so it is not solid. ) There is a virtual reality, (such as palm empty, elbow empty, wrist empty, such as small empty, big empty, big empty. ) biased, (I occasionally use a bias to build momentum, but the front can't make it biased, so there is no shortcoming of Wang Bo's miscellaneous. ) there are hidden front and exposed front, (hidden front is used to cover its qi, and exposed front is used to longitudinal its spirit. The Tibetan front is higher than the outgoing front, so it is not allowed to use fuzziness as the Tibetan front. Use a pen, as in cutting iron. Even if you don't have a pen, you can hold it empty-handed, and you will be familiar with it after practicing for a long time. Although you can walk and lie down, you can do what you want. From then on, we can only take the gods of the ancients by hard training. If it is too harsh to imitate the ancient method blindly, then we must take off the path of imitation, get out of the engine shaft, mature and plain, and the ancient method can swim well and then be vivid. Those who convey the spirit must combine form, form with heart and hand, and forget the entrustment of God. Nowadays, people are exhausted in the air and can't keep their true colors. What can they get from words? As the old saying goes, the essence of calligraphy lies in harmony and separation of spirit. The so-called parting, we must redouble our efforts, naturally wonderful life. If you take it off your wrist and put it in your heart, you won't have the correct military habits. (pen and pen imitation can't be detached, that is, the habits of the right army. ) Lu Gong's so-called interests are long and short, which often makes him feel more than he can do, which is strange and inexhaustible. So students respect others and draw tigers. People who learn from Chang Yuan draw dragons. I said that those who learn from the right army have no painting marks and no painting names.
Also: beginners don't need to spend more ink. Bring the ancient extension of a good book and play it carefully, then read it carefully, so that you can reply and ask for it. Learning and thinking, thinking and learning, if you have success in your heart, it seems that you have lost your mind, but you can't do it in your hands. You can study and think again, and if you want to study again, you will get two or three, and you will get four or five. Since then, you have opened your book. Always write just right, just right. Real book grip, one inch closer to the pen. The running script is wide and vertical, so you should hold it a little farther, but it can also be two inches away. The cursive script is easy to escape, and it should be far away, but it can be three inches away. The pen is at the end of the finger, the palm is empty, and there is no way to grasp it. Practice makes perfect, and it must be more clumsy than smart, and then it is really smart. But avoiding the palm, the palm can't rotate freely, so the pen power comes from the wrist. Pen makes it powerful, wrist makes it light, and stippling is ups and downs. If the palm is not free, there will be edges and corners, and the vertical beauty will be exposed, and the pen machine will die. When the wrist is vertical, the front is straight and full on all sides. I often think that the pen is balanced and quiet in painting. Learning Chinese characters is successful, but it is still edified in my heart, making it not tacky and getting familiar with the hidden front. The method of hiding the front is all in the pen, not deep, but deep. For example, stepping on stirrups is easy to get in and out when it is shallow, and so is writing.
The method of mold opening is like a fast horse, you can't let it stand still. If you sit, lie and stand, it will be extremely difficult. The grass got into the grass like a frightened snake, and the birds came out of the forest and came to the deep valley, unable to stop. The first author is the main, and the second author is the guest. Host and guest must take care of each other, ups and downs, and Shen Feng keeps the old secret. It's true to turn around and rush again. If you cut the grass, you will stay. Take the bone as the body, focus on the inside, focus on the law, focus on the flesh, and focus on the law. Make the flesh and blood stop evenly, the qi pulse runs through, the sparse place is flat and full, and the dense place is dangerous. Whole food fat, extract fat. Too thin is dry, too fat is turbid. The bones and muscles are not standing, and the fat is attached; Where does the magic come from if the appearance is unhealthy? Those with more meat and less bones are called ink pigs, and those with more bones and less meat are called withered vines. Books must be cooked by teachers and by students. Mr. Wang's academic ability has not reached, and his heart and hand are opposite; The younger generation will not take a different road and will not change for no reason. But brushwork is not expensive, fluency is not expensive, swimming is not expensive, and conception is not expensive. The round cover is moist and the disease is astringent. Should not be too tight and aggressive, should not be too dangerous and aggressive. It will be beautiful to be late, but the posture will not be pleasing. If you are quick, it will strengthen your bones, but don't strain your muscles. Can be quick and quick, so take god; Better late than late. No matter whether the Tibetan front can come out or not, we must organize it well, and we can't lose sight of one thing and make the momentum fragmented.
If a husband wants to write a book, he should first concentrate on meditation, hug Xiaosan, write down his feelings in a ceramic way, expecting the font to be straight, and then write. Forced by things, they yield to the situation, although the clock and the king can't be good. When a book is finished, it is wise to observe its text. If you can get in and out of the ancient law and experience it, it will be wonderful. However, if you are confined to the section and are afraid of being suspicious, you will not be able to write a book if you are obsessed with the pen first and then the wrist. Today's book, like a bride's dress, is decorated with great care, and there are no fierce women in the end. Why can't we catch the ancients today?
Answer questions about calligraphy.
The guest said that he filmed Zi Ling and said, "There is so-called persistence in the method of writing books. Can you smell it? " Shoot at Zi Ling and say, "Either the depth is right or the length is right."
Yue: "The second one is the ambassador. Can you smell it? "He said," It doesn't matter if you don't screw up or just pull the button. "
Say, "How can you smell the turn?" Yue: "It's not that the hook is bad. The plates belong to each other."
Say, "How can I smell it twice?" Yue: "You can tell the ups and downs in a painting without turning your back a little."
He said, "There is another way to maintain physical strength and illness for a long time. Can you hear me? " Yue: "if you can't hurry, you will stay for a long time;" Can you stay, can you call it a disease? "
Don't make it look like an operator. Same size. Can you smell it? " Yue: "Unless assigned, you can't arrange couples, and your posture can't be reversed. You can tell the true state of each word. "
Yue: "I have both body and function, but I have no self-nature. How can I smell it?" He said, "If you don't know the main points, you should write down your idea first, and then guide it like a note. If you are in the mountains, you will be shocked by electricity, and the cloud will collapse and the beast will be shocked. "
He said, "there is another disadvantage of being dull and slippery." Can you smell it? " He said, "You pretended to stay for a long time not because you were suspicious, but because you were confused?"
He said, "If there is a boulder on the road and a dead tree is in danger, how can you smell it?" He said, "It's not lack of grace, but physical strength. It's just that I intend to be strong and eventually become a force.
He said, "If there are snakes in autumn and flowers fall in the spring forest, can you smell them?" He said: "This is not a problem of personality separation, but a problem of gentleness and flattery. It's just a matter of slowing down and ending up as an ordinary child."
He said, "How can you smell it?" He said, "It's not a violation, it's a reward, it's a struggle against what's going on in the world, and it's a stain on vulgar officials."
He said, "It's good to say it. I want to ask in detail. "
Yue: "The importance of calligraphy is different from ancient times to modern times. Today's people can't catch the ancients, the ancients used quality, and today's people use beauty, and the ancients retired today. The quality is out of date, so is the appearance. Virtual so specialized, full so self-painting. Give a weak crown, be sensible, and pay attention to four disciplines. Pillow side, foothills, tasting posts, imitating from time to time, the memory is deeper. The cold and heat have not moved, and the wind and rain are endless. Although you have difficulties, you must be with all the posts. After finishing the Han and Jin Dynasties and catching up with the Tang Dynasty, the predecessors were far away and could not get up and ask questions. Sometimes, I'm still at a loss. The so-called skill is brilliant, but you dare not sell yourself short. I have heard an ancient saying: "Although the magic is from ancient times, the rules must be from ancient times. Learning rules is not as good as being old, thinking about using rules is not as good as being old. "Old people are not as good as young people and can be encouraged. Young people are not as good as old people. The older they are, the better. We must also make progress at the top of the pole, and we must make use of the situation to achieve the best results. You can't follow the trend without strength, and you can't follow the trend without turning. If you are rehabilitated in a dangerous place, even if you are rehabilitated, you can get the best result. Therefore, people who are determined to learn must go to a sad place to understand what they are saying, forget what they mean, have excellent efficacy, have the same temperament, and then write a book. " The guest retired and ordered the gentry.
Schelling Yi Shi said: This article is a question and answer, which was written with pen drawings and Pu Shu's sentences. Holding it is not an insult, but it should be a note, so that people who are interested in learning will not be quick to read it.
On the beginning of writing ci
Fuxi painted the sky, which was the opportunity of nature, and the word began to stand. Naturally, there are dragon books, ear books, Shu Yun, bird books, insect books, turtle books, snail books, tadpole books, Zhong Ding books and even Tiger Claw, mosquito feet and frogs, all in the form of books. The ancient emperor inspired Meng and also inspired him. He inherited six books, and calligraphy was well prepared. From then on, Shi Shu became a big seal script, Li Si became a small seal script, Wang Cizhong became an eight-part essay, Cheng Miao became an official script, and Cai Yong became a flying white. Those who fly for nothing, official script is also outstanding, official script is also outstanding. Eight points MINUS half of seal script, small seal script MINUS half of big seal script, calligraphy style gradually becomes true. Therefore, six meanings and eight bodies are born in the world, and the law is born.
On regular script
To build a model, it is necessary to clarify the internal framework of words and shape them, which will be natural and harmonious. However, the size, complexity, length, width and narrowness should not be as straight as the operator, but it can make maximum use of its ontology, not limited to strokes, and curb its interest. It's natural to make the pen work hard, with different words and lines. This is the law. You have to escape and make it disperse; It must also be embedded in the middle and the tendon is not exposed. Nothing hangs down, nothing goes far, it is a hidden front, which makes people think outside the words. If it is block letters, the structure is expensive and dense, otherwise it will be lazy and dull, and if it is too dense, it will be vulgar. Writing small characters is easy to be cramped, and it is open and has a large font segment. People who are prone to cramps are suffering from a bitter pen and tight hands, and their wrists are ineffective, pulling left and right; Hang the pen in the virtual palm and turn it to live. If you want to be behind a pen, you have to touch your ears, which is not a book.
In short, if you are familiar with it, you will naturally be born. There was a Tang dynasty who took people by calligraphy, so it was very strict and very European and American. Europe and Yan school are suitable for visiting temples. If he were an ordinary person, he wouldn't have to exchange it for Wang, Wang's Praise for Oriental Painting, On Music and Yi, Wang's Monument, Luo Shen Fu and Destruction Preface.
When running the script
Every book should be decorated and look good. The layout depends on the heart, the spirit is born from the pen, the real book is solid and the style is consistent. Beggars' running script was written at the end of Han Dynasty, and Yao was also good at running script. The so-called traveler is that there are very few real books. After that, it is easy to walk alternately, such as clouds and water, and fibers come out between them. This is not true, nor is it grass. This is Li Kai's victory. Be sure to write fine print, which shows elegance, infinite strength and style. Although the words are not connected, the climate is similar, and the ink is full of fat and barren. Go slowly and make rules; Look around, don't make a good show. It shouldn't be too late to use it. If it is too late, it will be silly and there will be fewer gods. It should not be too fast. Too soon, it will be embarrassing and there will be no electricity. There are degrees of arrangement, beginning and ending; Physical use and temperament imbalance? The attack is asexual and looks lifeless; Sex doesn't attack, it looks the same If the heart does not doubt the hand and the hand does not doubt the pen, there is no trace of wit and no galloping shape. You know, strong beams are not brave, and weak beams are not harmonious; Swimming well outside, strong in the middle; Dedicated to god's response, heart to heart; Body logistics flow, changing with time; Make it implicit to hide it, not sharp; If the way of the Yellow Emperor is prosperity, the wind of a gentleman is Mu Ran. It is good to write such a running script. There is also a difference between running a model and running a cursive script. They always take Fayoujun, Huairen, Daling, Poyang, Duck Head Pill, Taoist Liu and Goose Group as their posts, followed by various styles.
On cursive script
There are cursive scripts in Hanxing. Xu Kai said that Zhang Ye made grass, and there is no doubt that grass came after Han Xing. Yan, Cui Yuan and Cui Ao's brushwork began to flow smoothly. Zhang Boying has thus become. Wang Yi, as effortless as blowing off dust, gathered all the beauty in one, and then got married, nicknamed "Book Saint". Wang Daling's escape legacy is very small. Every time he writes grass, the words in the first line often reach the end of the line, allowing blood to flow through. Later people called it "a book", which began in Boying. Wei Guan got the muscle of Boying, Suo Jing got the bone of Boying, and then Zhang Dian and Huai Su were called "Cao Sheng". Fat in western Yunnan, thin in Su; It's easier to be thin than to be fat. Make sure you are fat and thin, flesh and blood, such as inkpad sand painting, ups and downs with the trend. The pen holder is regular, the front end is hidden, and the pen holder is flat. When cursive, you make a magical appearance with the side. Escape to taste the clouds: making grass makes the pen open, vigorous and natural, unrestrained and uninhibited, covering the wrist to promote hair, hanging the tube to gather the front, and supporting it softly. On the left is an extension, and on the right is a depression. There is a certain concealment, and it is only a hidden front. If there is no ink in the pen, you must be happy to meet the front, which is impermanent.
However, cursive script is expensive in fluency, and it is easy to get sick when using ink. When you are sick, you should slow down and be antique. The illness is surprising, or wrapped in arms, or swaying, or depressed, or uneven. Don't go back and forth, suddenly disconnect and reconnect, inherit the past and give birth to children, and take care of your mother. All kinds of brushwork, people sit, lie, stand and punch in the face. If you walk in the spring worm, the word is autumn snake, which belongs to more than ten, and it keeps winding like a hairspring, which is a great shortcoming. The ancients realized cursive script when they saw snakes fighting with people. Yan said: Looking at the solitary account shaking, flying sand and stones, holding the sword, I went back to Xiang with my head down. It can be seen that cursive script is uncertain, and the ancients must take it as the law before he can realize that he was born outside the ancient law. Wu was born outside the ancient law, and then he could die for himself to establish my law.
According to the story of Sheling, writing cursive script should take advantage of the situation and turn the spirit to get the purpose. For example, a bird is flying, a wild animal is scary, and its intention will be to fly. Nothing more than vivid, detached, the purpose is achieved, since the enlightenment will be ear.