The stories of famous calligraphers in ancient China are as follows:
1. Digging graves and stealing art
Zhong You was a native of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was very persistent and enthusiastic about calligraphy learning, almost reaching the point of madness. It is said that he used to study in Baodu Mountain. In order to practice calligraphy well, all the stones and trees in the mountain were written in black. On one occasion, he talked with Cao Cao, Wei Dan and others about calligraphy pens. Because of his strong interest, he continued to draw pictures in the center of the earth before going to bed, and even cut several holes in the quilt.
Wei Dan was also a calligrapher at that time. It is said that he had the "Pen Theory" written by Cai Yong, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so his calligraphy level was very high. At that time, everyone admired his calligraphy and considered him the first calligrapher of his time. Zhong You wanted to borrow this "pen theory" from Wei Dan, but Wei Dan refused. Zhong You was so angry that he beat his chest and vomited blood. Fortunately, Cao Cao saved his life with five panaceas. After Wei Dan died, Zhong You sent someone to dig out the book from the grave, and after repeated research, he finally understood the secret of using a pen.
2. Get to the point
Once the emperor went to the northern suburbs to offer sacrifices, he asked Wang Xizhi to write his congratulatory message on a board and then sent workers to carve it. The sculptor was very surprised when carving. Wang Xizhi's handwriting and brushwork actually penetrated into the wood by more than three points. He said with admiration: "The words of the general of the right army are really penetrating."
3. Zhang Xu, the sage of grass
Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty once sent a rare imperial edict to the whole country: Li Bai's poems and songs, Zhang Xu's cursive script and Fei Min's sword dance can become the "three wonders" in the world.
As soon as the imperial edict arrived in Luoyang City, it immediately caused a sensation among those knowledgeable people. They congratulated Zhang Xu one after another, congratulating him on winning the highest prize with his outstanding efforts. Zhang Xu bowed and thanked them one by one, and hosted a banquet for Luoyang celebrities. At the banquet, it was suggested that Zhang Xu talk about the secret of cursive writing, but Zhang Xu declined. He said modestly, "You laughed, I know that I am humble, and the Emperor rewarded me with something, and I feel guilty about it. When it comes to the secret, it is nothing more than the word "heart".
Zhang Xu pondered for a moment, and he remembered a poem written by Du Shaoling, "Watching Gong Sundaniang's Disciples Dance with Sword", and then he said: Shaoling once wrote a poem about Gong Sundaniang's sword dance, four of which were' as fierce as shooting the sword for nine days, and rapid as angels before the wings of dragons; She began like a thunderbolt, venting its anger, and ended like the shining calm of rivers and the sea', you must know.
In Yexian, I was lucky enough to see Gong Sundaniang's dancing. Every time I watched it, it aroused my association: she waved her left hand, and I immediately touched what the gesture looked like. She jumped up and spun. I think the galloping of the pen-turning tip in cursive script should be like this! Her whole dancing posture and voice inspired me with a comprehensive cursive structure.
4, bamboo fan inscription
It is said that once, Wang Xizhi passed a bridge in Shanyin City. An old woman carried a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans to sell at the collection. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, with no decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious.
Wang Xizhi felt sorry for the old woman when he saw this situation, so he went up to her and said, "You can't sell this bamboo fan because there are no pictures or characters on it. How about I give you an inscription? " The old woman didn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she gave him the bamboo fan to write.
Wang Xizhi picked up a pen and wrote five words on each fan, which he returned to the old woman. The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is sloppy and she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun. "As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. People on the collection rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy when they saw it. A basket of bamboo fans will be sold out soon.
5. Yan Zhenqing practices calligraphy with yellow mud.
Yan Zhenqing's father died when he was three years old. Yan Zhenqing's mother took him back to his grandfather's house, and his grandfather taught Yan Zhenqing to learn Chinese calligraphy. Yan Zhenqing writes very carefully, but the conditions at home are not good, and the mother feels sorry for her children and can't create better learning conditions for them.
Yan Zhenqing finally found a method that didn't cost money, that is, the bowl was used as an inkstone, the brush was used as a pen, the mud was used as ink, and the wall was used as paper. When it was full, it was washed away with water, and then it was rewritten. In this way, day after day, year after year, Yan Zhenqing studied calligraphy seriously and eventually became a great calligrapher.
four masters of regular script
four masters of regular script are the collective names of four calligraphers who are famous for regular script in the history of calligraphy. Also known as the four regular script, regular script has four styles: Ou Yangxun in the early Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty and Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty.
Ou Yangxun (557-641) was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan). His calligraphy achievements are based on regular script, with bold brushwork and unique structure, which is called "European style" by later generations.
Yan Zhenqing (79-784), born in Wanzhao, Jingzhao, was born in Linyi, Tang Dynasty (now Linyi, Shandong Province). In the history of calligraphy, he is the most accomplished and influential calligrapher after the two kings.
Liu Gongquan (778-865), whose real name is Cheng Xuan, was a native of Jing Zhaohua in the Tang Dynasty (now Tongchuan, Shaanxi), and he was the official Taizi's Taishi, who was called "Liu Shaoshi" in the world. Later generations called them "Yan Jin Liu Gu" and became the model of calligraphy in all previous dynasties. His calligraphy is vigorous and vigorous, and every word is rigorous and meticulous.
Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) was born in Songxue, a native of Songxue Road and a native of Wuxing. He is good at seal script, official script, truth, calligraphy and cursive script, especially in opening script and running script.