Who are the four great calligraphers?

The four great calligraphers are Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ou Yangxun and Zhao Mengfu.

1. Yan Zhenqing was a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. His secretary supervised the grandson of Yan Shigu V. He has exquisite calligraphy and is good at writing. He was a beginner of Chu Suiliang, and then he studied Zhang Xu. 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.

2. Liu Gongquan was an official, calligrapher and poet in the middle Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy is famous for regular script, and he is a beginner of Wang Xizhi. Later, he visited famous calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, absorbed the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun, absorbed new ideas, and created his own "six-body", which is famous for its strength and health.

3. Ou Yangxun was a minister and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty and the son of Ouyang Gui. His calligraphy is in jeopardy in central Pingping, and his name is "Ou Ti".

4. Zhao Mengfu was an official, calligrapher, painter and poet from the late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty. His books were taken from Zhong You, "Two Kings", Li Yong and Zhao Gou, and he was good at seal script, official script, original calligraphy and cursive script, especially regular script and running script.

The definition of calligraphy

Calligraphy is a unique artistic expression of literary beauty in China and neighboring countries and regions deeply influenced by China culture, including China calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. His China Calligraphy is a unique traditional Chinese character art in China.

Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and significance of words, making it a beautiful work of art. China's calligraphy is a primitive performance art of the Han nationality, which is called silent poetry, wireless dance, unpainted painting, silent music and so on.

20 18 12, the general office of the Ministry of Education announced that Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences was the heritage base of Chinese excellent traditional calligraphy culture. On April 29th, 20021year, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Education decided to set up the China Calligraphy Education Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education.