Author Su's self-narrative post.

This volume uses a fine pen to write big characters, and the strokes are round and smooth, such as a winding steel cable, and the pen tip is sharp as a hook, so-called "iron painting silver hook". The whole volume emphasizes the continuous grass trend, the pen rotates up and down, swings left and right, and there are diseases and slow, light and heavy, like a rhythmic music melody, which is very dynamic. In addition, there are some casual paintings, which emphasize the breaking meaning and endless brushwork of the pen, the tip of the pen is hooked back, and the point echoes the painting. Throughout the composition, strange changes and shocking waves are the ultimate expression of cursive art.

*** 126 lines, 698 words. The book was written in the 12th year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 777). National Palace Museum in Taiwan. The first six lines were damaged earlier, which made up for the deficiency of Su Shunqin in Song Dynasty. In front of the post, there is the inscription "Self-sequence and Hidden Truth" in the seal script of Li Dongyang in Ming Dynasty, and then there is an inscription in Shaozhou in the fourth year of Southern Tang Dynasty (AD 940). The references are Jianye Shuzhai Seal, Pei's Six Prints Descendants, Four Prints, Xu's Descendants, Wuxiang Seal, Zhao's Collection of Books, Chou He Book, Xiangyin and Gan Longjian.

The content is the self-reported experience and experience of writing cursive script, and the evaluation of his calligraphy by literati at that time, that is, the praise of his cursive script by famous figures such as Yan Zhenqing and Dai Xulun at that time. Self-Narrative Post is the longest work handed down by Huai Su, and it is also the representative work of his cursive script in his later years. Wen Mingzhi wrote: "The collection of true books is like a monk entering a sanctuary, and madness is understandable." In the Ming Dynasty, An Qi called this post: "The color of ink and air paper is wonderful and moving, and the vertical and horizontal changes occurred at the beginning, which is mysterious."

Historical twists and turns

The self-narrative posts were collected by Neifu in Southern Tang Dynasty, Su Shunqin in Song Dynasty, Shao Ye, Lu Bian, Xu Ganzhai in Ming Dynasty, Xiang, Yu Feng, An Qi and Neifu in Qing Dynasty. The original is now in the Palace Museum in Taiwan. According to Zeng Xingguo's topic, the old masters Mi Yuanzhang, Xue Daozu and Liu Juji wrote the topic, which has now been lost. In the Song Dynasty, Mi Fei recorded for interview, while Huang recorded the rest of the East view, while Qing recorded Mo view. Photocopies are available in Yan Guang Room, Beijing Palace Museum and Cultural Relics Publishing House.