When it comes to calligraphy, the fonts we are familiar with are generally regular script and running script, and what we generally learn or use in our lives and studies are more regular regular scripts. The most famous calligraphers we know about these calligraphy are the four famous calligraphers of the Song Dynasty. The fonts of these four calligraphers all have their own characteristics, and among these four calligraphers, Su Shi can be said to be the leader of the four. But why did Su Shi's calligraphy receive such high praise?
Most of us are familiar with the Song Dynasty fonts as Yan style or Liu style, but we don’t know which style the font written by Su Shi belongs to. Su Shi once mocked him, saying that his font was a toad script. While others were praising the elegant and standard writing he wrote, he said his handwriting was ugly. However, Su Shi's handwriting is called the third running script by later generations. It is very different from regular script or running script.
The pursuit of running script is casual and natural, without many rules and regulations. You can write freely according to your own emotions, so that the lines of the written words change according to your mood. Many of Su Shi's words can express his mood at that time. His manuscripts are very casual, with a unique rhythm and rhythm. When many people write manuscripts, if there are typos in the writing process, they often cross them out. This can be reflected in many calligrapher manuscripts in the past. However, Su Shi's manuscript is somewhat different. He did not circle or cross out the article, but only clicked a few dots at the end, which made the manuscript clean and tidy.
His fonts and fonts have their own characteristics, with an unusual sharpness and sadness. It is precisely because of his fonts that we can see his forbearance and grievances in the society at that time. Many famous people praised Su Shi's font and thought his font was beautiful because it was natural and casual without any pretense. Moreover, these fonts can reveal his state of mind at that time.