"Sacrifice to My Nephew" is a calligraphy work written by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, in the first year of Gan Yuan in the Tang Dynasty (758). Now it is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The manuscript of "Sacrificing My Nephew" is Yan Jiming's manuscript, which is a memorial to his nephew. * * * 23 lines, 234 words.
This manuscript describes how Yan Gao Qing's father and son stood up and loyally opposed it during the Anshi Rebellion, so that "the father was trapped and the child died, and the nest turned upside down" brought justice into his heart. Throughout the pen, I feel like a tide, the calligraphy is magnificent, and the vertical pen is bold and unconstrained.
The Manuscript for Sacrificing a Nephew, Preface to Lanting by Wang Xizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Hangzhou Cold Food Post by Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty are called "the three major running scripts in the world" and "the second running script in the world", which are of great historical and artistic value.
character introduction
Yan Zhenqing, a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was born in the Yan family of Langya. In the 22nd year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (734), he became a scholar, served as the censor and assistant minister in the temple. Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led the rebels to fight against the rebels and once recovered Hebei. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister.
When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel Li Xilie that he refused the thief in awe and was finally slapped to death. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried. Posthumous title Si Tuleideng, posthumous title "in the text".
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script". Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu".