The characters are balanced, thin and hard, and firmly follow Weibei. The stippling is crisp and beautiful, with strong bones and rigorous structure. In terms of character characteristics, he is famous for being thin. The regular script they wrote is very attractive and imposing, and the running script and regular script are the most exquisite.
The brushwork is vigorous and varied.
Liu Gongquan's regular script brushwork is vigorous, steady but not vulgar, risky but not strange, old but not withered, moist but not fat, harmonious and charming. The strokes are even, hard and thin, with exposed edges and corners and rich changes, so as to avoid single hanging and repetition.
Adduction and abduction, uterine contraction, limb expansion.
Most horizontal paintings are round, with strong bones, clear head and tail, short and thick, long and slender, handsome and handsome, vertical paintings are frustrated and powerful, stiff and slender, concise and firm, sharp and sharp, and can be kicked with a pen. On the whole, it is restrained and stretched, the uterus is tightened and the limbs are developed. In rigor, we can see the graceful and open style.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy was very famous in the Tang Dynasty at that time, and there was a saying among the people that "Liu Zi is a thousand dollars". His calligraphy is vigorous and vigorous, and his words are rigorous and meticulous.
As far as the characteristics of Chinese characters are concerned, they are famous for their thinness and strength. The regular script written is beautiful and strong, and the running script and regular script are the most exquisite. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is called "Liu Style" because of its unique works.
Liu Gongquan, the last famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). Official to the prince, deceased people call it "Liu". At the age of 29, he became a scholar and became a junior official in the local area.
Later, when Tang Muzong happened to see his handwriting, he was called to Chang 'an by the imperial court at the first time. Liu Gongquan was in his forties at that time. Mu Zong asked Liu Gongquan how to use a pen, and Gong Quan replied: Use a pen in your heart, your heart is always there, and your pen is correct. When Mu Zong was lonely, he changed his face and realized his own remonstrance.
His calligraphy was always valued in Tang Muzong, Jing Zong and Wenzong. He lived an official life, grew up in Korea and had a successful career. He began to learn Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Later, he visited famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty and thought that Yan Zhenqing and his calligraphy was the best, so he absorbed the strengths of Yan and Europe and became a whole.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for regular script, which is as famous as Yan Zhenqing, known as "Yan Liu", and also known as "four masters of regular script" with Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Zhao Meng. Wang Xizhi is a beginner in calligraphy. Later, he visited the famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty and thought that Yan Zhenqing and his calligraphy were the best, so he learned from Yan and Europe.
Between the charm of Jin people and Yan Shu's elegance, he created his own "Liu Ti", which is famous for its infinite strength, and later generations have the reputation of "Yan Gu". Liu Gongquan also writes poems. Complete Tang Poetry contains five poems, and Complete Tang Poetry contains one poem.