Yang Ningshi was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.
Yang Ningshi is good at writing and calligraphy, and is especially good at calligraphy. He first studied Ouyang Xun and Yan Zhenqing in calligraphy, and later studied Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi. , are all refreshing. The predecessors said that his pen has the wonderful ability to break the square into a circle and cut the complex into simplicity.
Most calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty were influenced by him. People of the Song Dynasty called him "Yan Yang" together with Yan Zhenqing. Li Ruiqing of the Qing Dynasty regarded him as "a major hub from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty." There are "Leek Flower Tie", "Xiare Tie", "Lu Hong Thatched Cottage Ten Chronicles Pictures and Postscripts", "The Living Method of Immortals", and the printed version includes "Buxu Ci" and so on.
Yang Ningshi’s calligraphy art has always been called top grade. Although his running script is not handed down much, he is regarded as an important figure in the history of calligraphy from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. We should start with Yang Ningshi. Yang Ningshi was born in the late Tang and Five Dynasties when calligraphy was not taken seriously. Since there were no great calligraphers, there were naturally few who could make a difference.
However, the late Tang Dynasty was not far away from the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The spirit of previous cultivation was not lost, and there were many things to learn from. Therefore, Yang Ningshi was able to use his heroic style and colorful physique while being unique. In the art of running calligraphy, he "broken the square into a circle, cut the complex into simplicity", and achieved the achievement of inheriting the past and linking the future, and pioneering the Song Dynasty.
Calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty:
Han Huang, Xu Hao, Yan Zhenqing, Huai Su, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, etc.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Ningshi