China's Chinese characters underwent several major changes before they evolved into later font forms. Before Qin and Han dynasties, it was mainly a pictographic font of seal script system. At that time, calligraphy was relatively simple, and it was basically official script. In the Han Dynasty, seal script was replaced by official script, then regular script was derived from official script, cursive script and running script were derived from regular script.
Half cursive/running/calligraphy
In running script, using a pen is much more complicated than regular script and cursive script. A little painting is also a turning point, flexible between hiding and exposing. Therefore, it is extremely basic to be able to write a good running script. The changes of Wang Xizhi's running script are very rich, and what he writes is naturally elegant. In the calligraphy work Yi Shu, Wang Xizhi's running script is evaluated as "the beauty of a good family and the fluency of words", and is also known as "charm". Emperor Taizong highly praised Wang Xizhi, calling it "a knot of smoke and clouds, although the shape is broken, it is still connected." Magnificent and elegant, it is like a phoenix in a male tree and a Youlong perched in a deep pool.
In Wang Xizhi's running script, only horizontal painting can be divided into straight line, reverse line, upward line and downward line. His brushstrokes are long and short, straight and oblique, which can be described as varied. It can be said that Preface to Lanting Collection, known as "the best running script in the world", can best show Wang Xizhi's running script skill. Preface is an extraordinary book written by Wang Xizhi. He drowned his sorrows in wine and behaved casually. Even Wang Xizhi himself, it is impossible to deliberately write such excellent works in the future. He is hungry. It turns out that this is a family heirloom of the Queen, which has been circulated for nearly two hundred years and has been lost several times. Knowing that Li Shimin spent a lot of money to buy it back from Zhiguo, he regarded it as a treasure. Today's Preface to Lanting was handed down by Emperor Taizong. As for the original itself, it is said that it was buried in Zhaoling with Li Shimin. '
Appreciation of Wang Xizhi's Confucius Post
It is a cursive script written by Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, copied in the Tang Dynasty. The cursive strokes in the article are graceful and graceful, giving people a feeling of beauty. The ink of the current work is collected in Maeda Yude Society, Japan.
Wang Xizhi's Post of Confucius' Loyalty and Righteousness
Six-line characters are mainly running scripts, some like regular script and some like cursive script. But in Wang Xizhi's works, everything seems just right, as if it were specially arranged to add color to the works. From September to 17th, the harmony between the two roles gives people a comfortable feeling.
Although the word "Bao" is heavy with a pen, its left and right sides are stacked in an orderly way, as if people can see the author's deep thinking before writing and the posture when writing. The distance between the last two words in the second line seems to be too big, but it is not the case as a whole, because it is a small detail made by the author to take care of the word "real" at the end of the first line. The first stroke of the word "collar" in the third line is very long and eye-catching, and other strokes are attached to the other side. By highlighting this stroke, the viewer's spirit is refreshed. The vertical line in the middle of the word "no" in the fourth line seems to have shifted to the left. In order to ensure the beauty, Wang Xizhi simply arranged the pen collection point. The expression and writing of the word "forget me" are almost synchronous and just right.
Although the word "Xin" has something in common, the stroke order is very different and the expression effect is different. The word "send" is closely linked, and one of the words "send" is only slightly curled.
Another way to write the word "Qu" is very special, which drives the spirit of the whole word. The final word "Bao" is a combination of three strokes, which is the realization of adding color to the whole word, no matter from the expression technique or the trace of fine front.
Appreciation of Wang Xizhi's cursive script
Wang Xizhi is a respected "book saint" in the world. Everyone knows that he wrote a painting "Preface to Lanting", which is called "the best calligraphy in the world". It is said that the original painting was brought to Zhaoling by Emp.
In fact, Wang Xizhi's "Confucius' Essays" is not a work done overnight, but he wrote it during the fourteen years from Yonghe three years to Shengping five years. It is composed of 28 letters, addressed to Zhou Fu, a friend who is an official in Yizhou. Because of his first letter, Preface to Lanting Collection, the first act was "the first book in June 5438+07", it was named Confucius Post.
Seventeen posts shows the characteristics of Wang Xizhi's cursive script. In the previous Seventeen Posts, Wang Xizhi began to lay out in the first line, and his axis was like the wind blowing willow. Although the fonts behind are plain and straightforward, the changes inside are consistent. Between painting and painting, you can freely change and communicate smoothly with your pen. The pen used in this post is Fiona Fang's, which is both rigid and flexible, concise and suitable for sports.
The second letter of seventeen posts is Xi Sima post. Although the style of writing is not long, there are still many changes in fonts. In this post, we can see the characteristics of cursive script from the words "East" and "Nine", such as the brushwork, foot pressure and turning point of the official script at the back hook. Although seventeen posts are within the scope of grass according to the standard, if you analyze them carefully, you will find that the charm of Cao Zhang contained in them is deeply hidden inside. From 0755 to 79000, most of them are independent, and the nose ring runs through them.