Mi Fu’s introduction is mostly inseparable from Mi Fu’s achievements in calligraphy and painting.
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Mi Fu is a famous calligraphy and painting master in ancient my country. The most famous of his works is his running script works. He was born in a small place in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province during the Northern Song Dynasty. When he grew up, he moved to Xiangyang City, Hubei Province due to personal reasons. Mi Fu has loved reading since he was a child and has received a good education. Coupled with his own extraordinary talents, his achievements can be imagined. He became famous when he was a child. He could recite hundreds of poems and works by heart when he was six years old, and he could write his own articles when he was ten years old. He has been known to the world since he was a child.
When he was eighteen years old, Song Shenzong ascended the throne. Because Mi Fu's mother had been kind to him, in order to repay Mi Fu's mother, he decided to give Mi Fu an official position. However, Mi Fu had no official career since he was a child. This may be related to the fact that he does not like to make friends with powerful people and looks down on some actions in the officialdom. This characteristic gave him more time to do his favorite things, such as collecting stones and studying calligraphy and painting works. This kind of Mi Fu seems to be an alternative in the eyes of others, but it is his specialness that is the basis of his success. Mi Fu had many artistic hobbies in his life, but his favorite was calligraphy, so he had the highest achievement in calligraphy. As we all know, words are like people, so Mi Fu's great achievements in calligraphy shows that there is definitely something worth learning about his way of dealing with people.
At the age of fifty-seven, he died of a serious illness. Although he has left us, he left behind a large number of calligraphy works. From his many works, we seem to see the Mi Fu who was writing beside his desk.
Characteristics of Mi Fu's calligraphy
Mi Fu was a very famous calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. His painting skills were also very outstanding, so he was highly praised. Respected and admired by many. Because of his calligraphy achievements, he and Su Shi and others were jointly known as the Four Song Dynasties. He also held some official positions. In short, his calligraphy achievements are very noble. This also has a lot to do with the characteristics of Mi Fu's calligraphy. So Mi Fu What are the characteristics of calligraphy?
Pictures of Mi Fu's calligraphy
Mi Fu's calligraphy is self-contained and his attainments are very profound. He is good at seal script, official script, regular script and many other calligraphy styles. He is very good at imitating the notes of his ancestors and can even make them look real. Therefore, the characteristics of Mi Fu's calligraphy are also different from those of many people. His characteristics can be analyzed from different aspects. First of all, he is very diligent in calligraphy. Among all calligraphy styles, running script has the greatest achievement. He himself once said that his calligraphy is a collection of ancient characters. Although some people don't think so, some people sincerely praise him because he has a very unruly personality, so his calligraphy is also very unique. Although this trend can be seen as an advantage, it sometimes becomes a disadvantage. As for the seal scripts written by Mi Fu, some of them are not very neat.
In addition, Mi Fu's calligraphy is also characterized by his very handsome posture, and there are many special brushwork techniques, all of which come from the imitation of different people. In addition, Mi Fu’s layout in calligraphy. The structure and use of pens are different from ordinary people's experience. In terms of composition, he pays great attention to the overall temperament of the whole text, and also takes into account the perfection of details. In the process of creation, he always behaves casually, but also very In short, it has a very unique charm.
Appreciation of Mi Fu's calligraphy
Mi Fu, whose cousin is Yuan Zhang, used the name Mi Fu when he was young. Mi Fu was a very famous calligrapher in ancient my country and a famous figure in the Northern Song Dynasty. His calligraphy is very good, and he is known as the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty" together with Su Shi and other four people. He is a very eccentric person, he likes antiques and collecting, and he also likes to appraise paintings and calligraphy, and his behavior is very strange.
Pictures of Mi Fu's calligraphy
Although his behavior is very strange and unusual, it does not affect his calligraphy status at all.
Mi Fu's paintings are very distinctive and generally focus on artistic conception. The artistic conception of his paintings is elegant and original. It is probably the quality of his paintings that particularly influenced his calligraphy works, so his attainments and achievements in calligraphy are even greater than those of ink paintings. Mi Fu is almost versatile in calligraphy. Whether it is regular script or running script, whether it is small seal script or cursive script, he can master it at his fingertips. His writing is unique, his writing style is refined and elegant, and his writing skills are of a very high standard. At first glance, his handwriting has a kind of flamboyance, but his flamboyance turns into calmness when he closes the pen. It can be said that he understands and understands calligraphy. He knows how to close and release, and he also knows how to make the words in his pen flow. A special charm. His strokes are composed with a kind of joy, and elegant with a calmness that can be relaxed and relaxed. In the flowing flow of writing, people can seem to see that his words are like the wind, gentle and refreshing. suddenly see the light.
Mi Fu's calligraphy had a profound influence. Not only was it praised by people in the Northern Song Dynasty, but many people also imitated it in the Southern Song Dynasty. His calligraphy is unique not only in ancient times, but also now, and it is difficult for anyone to match him. He is not only a pearl of the times, but also a pearl of the calligraphy world.
Mi Fu Shu Su Tie
Mi Fu, courtesy name Yuan Zhang, Han nationality, surnamed Mi and Qian, from Shaanxi, later moved to North Xiangyang, and also settled in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu However, Mi Fu was a calligrapher, connoisseur, painter and theorist in the Northern Song Dynasty. Among the famous "Four Song Masters" in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of them was Mi Fu. He once served as a teacher in school and had a doctorate in calligraphy and painting. He also served as a minister of etiquette.
Part of Mi Fu's "Shu Su Tie"
Mi Fu is good at writing poetry, painting and calligraphy, and also knows how to identify the authenticity of objects. Mi Fu founded Mi Dian Landscape, Mi Fu His character is very weird and his behavior is a bit crazy. Someone once called him "Midian".
"Shu Su Tie" is a work by Mi Fu. It is 29.7 cm long, 284.3 cm wide, and has 71 lines and 658 characters. There are eight poems in one row. Shu Su Tie is also called "pseudo-ancient poetry" Why is it called Shu Su Tie? Shu refers to the land of Shu, and now it refers to Sichuan. Sichuan has a good quality natural silk cloth called Shu Su. The production of Shu Su is very particular, and it is woven with black Silk is a very precious item.
At that time, a man named Shao Zizhong framed it into a long scroll. He hoped that his descendants could write poems and articles on it, but after three generations, no one dared to write anything on it. Later, when Mi Fu saw it, he wrote a poem of five to seven words and eight words on it. He wrote it as easily as a fish in water. Mi Fu was thirty-eight years old at the time, and his literary talent was jaw-dropping. This is "Shu Su Tie" ".
The structure of Mi Fu Shu Su Tie is very straightforward and the structure is very strange. The unique style is very different from the peaceful and simple calligraphy style before the Jin and Tang Dynasties. Shu Su Tie creates a spirit of charm. Yiyi's artistic conception was later called the most beautiful painting in China. It is now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.