Among them, Yan Zhenqing (from 709 to August 23, 784) was born in Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province) with his real name Chen Qing and his nickname Xianmenzi. He was born in Wanzhao (now Anshi City, Shaanxi Province), a famous minister, calligrapher and secretary supervisor Yan Shigu V in the Tang Dynasty, and studied under Sun and Situ Yan Gaoqing.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. He first learned Chu Suiliang, and later learned Zhang Xu's brushwork. His regular script is dignified and dignified, and his running script is vigorous and powerful, which has a great influence on later generations. With Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script", and with Liu Gongquan they are also called "Yan Liu". Also known as "Yan Gu", those who are good at poetry are, Ji, Wu, Lu, and Linchuan Ji, all of whom are lost. The Song people compiled Yan Ji.
Calligraphy influence
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was a beginner of Chu Suiliang, then he learned to write in Zhang Xu and discussed calligraphy with Huai Su. He deeply studied the calligraphy of Erwang and Chu Suiliang, absorbed their strengths, completely got rid of the style of the early Tang Dynasty and created a new era of calligraphy style. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", and it is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Liu Jin Gu".
Yan Zhenqing's original calligraphy is magnificent and dignified, and its handwriting has changed from slender in the early Tang Dynasty to square and has a centripetal force. The pen is vigorous and powerful, and the central brushwork is good. Full of bones and muscles, but also sharp. Generally, horizontal painting is slightly thinner, vertical painting, point, skimming and pressing are slightly thicker. This book is magnificent in style and momentum, and has the spirit of flourishing Tang Dynasty. His cursive script is vigorous, expressive, calm and vigorous, which opens up a complete life for the cursive script after Wang School.
Yan Zhenqing's running script is vigorous and vigorous. This style also embodies the prosperous style of the Tang Dynasty empire and conforms to his noble personality. It is a typical example of the perfect combination of calligraphy beauty and personality beauty, so it is praised as "the second running script in the world" by later generations.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Regular Script