To sum up, Jin people used reason, Tang people used it, and Song people used it attentively. If you use reason, you will do what you want. Because of Jin people, the words of legislation and statutes are regular, which is not as good as Jin people. The original intention of the Song people was to learn from the Jin people. If you don't care about money, you will get sick. This era is urgent. Zhao used it a lot, but he took part in the meaning of the Song people, catching up with the two kings and not as good as the later generations.
-Feng Ban's "Blunt Book"
Jin people's books take rhyme, Tang people's books take method, and Song people's books take meaning.
-Wang Shu's Guide to Momo
Jin, Tang Shangfa, Song Shangyi, Yuan, Ming Taizu.
-Bright "Story Post"
Everyone knows that Jin people take rhyme, Tang people take law and Song people take meaning. I call Jin Shu a fairy, Tang Shu a saint and Song Shu a hero. Learners have been separated from each other since then, and they have a purpose when they put pen to paper.
-Zhou Xinglian's My Opinion on Linchi
Book critics say that Jin people still value meaning, while Tang people still value law. This is a different ear. In fact, it is not illegal for gold to have no ribs, but there is no frame between the two. It is not surprising that there was a gap in the Tang dynasty, and the famous artists came of age and did not follow each other.
-Liu Xizai's "Art Outline" Volume 5 "Book Outline" The calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty is rigorous and magnificent, showing the strong national strength and pioneering style in the heyday of feudalism, which is very beautiful. Song people are "interested". The so-called "respect for meaning" means paying attention to the expression of personal interests and feelings. This aesthetic trend of thought, which emphasizes subjectivity and individuality, especially emphasizes the lyric function of calligraphy art, so that calligraphy art has a direct relationship with people's personality and temperament. The beauty of calligraphy lies not only in the external form, but also in the internal charm, that is, the spiritual connotation such as interest, knowledge, character, mind and ambition it conveys.
In my opinion, as a critical language or way of calligraphy, this statement certainly has reasonable elements and can be established. However, we must never use it to summarize the history of the development of ancient calligraphy style, that is to say, Jin books must be elegant, Tang people must be elegant, and Song people must be elegant. In the history of calligraphy in China, "respecting the law" is a distinctive feature of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, which left us not only culture and art, but also ideas. How should we treat the cultural heritage left by our ancestors? How to treat today's artistic trend of thought? How to inherit and carry forward. "Jin, Fa, Song Shangyi, Yuan Tai", what should we do today? — — — — — — — —