The style characteristics of Taige style are that the fonts are square, smooth, black, and uniform in size.
1. Basic information
In the early Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di vigorously promoted calligraphy due to their personal preferences, and calligraphy flourished for a while. Chengzu issued an edict to invite people who were good at calligraphy in the country to gather in the Hanlin Academy and give them double favor. In the Ming Dynasty, when selecting scholars for the opening of subjects, all answers to the examination papers were written in regular script to ensure neatness. Those who write poorly will lose their reputation even if they are full of knowledge.
This had a great impact on the style of calligraphy art at that time. Therefore, when scholars write, they only want to be upright and respectful, horizontally and vertically, neatly, and write like woodblock printing. This formed the Taige calligraphy style of the Ming Dynasty, which is called Taige style.
2. Characteristics
The direct reason why the Taige style came into being is mainly because the imperial court wrote internal system (dedicated to the emperor’s imperial edict) and external system (dedicated to the Zhongshu institution). In order to meet the needs of the imperial edicts and imperial edicts written by the emperor, calligraphers from all over the world were ordered to enter the palace and be responsible for writing imperial edicts, edicts, jade certificates, plaques, etc. Especially those who wrote the imperial edicts were awarded the post of Zhongshu Sheren.
During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, due to the compilation and writing of the "Yongle Dadian", the demand for Zhongshushe increased from 10 to 40, and writing became more stringent.
Representatives of Taige style
1. Shen Du
Shen Du was one of the representatives of Taige style in the Ming Dynasty. His calligraphy was characterized by dignity and dignity. , beauty and gentleness are the main characteristics, and it is one of the representatives of Taige style calligraphy. His calligraphy works are mainly in small regular script, with fine brushwork and rigorous structure, and have high artistic value.
2. Shen Can
Shen Can is one of the representatives of Taige style in the Ming Dynasty. His paintings are characterized by neatness, delicacy and bright colors. One of the representatives of three-dimensional painting. His paintings are mainly flower and bird paintings, paying attention to details and color matching, and have high artistic value.
3. Jiang Ligang
Jiang Ligang is one of the representatives of Taige style in the Ming Dynasty. His calligraphy and paintings are of high artistic value. His calligraphy is characterized by dignity, beauty and gentleness, while his paintings are characterized by neatness, delicacy and bright colors. His works were highly praised during the Ming Dynasty and he was also one of the representatives of Taige style art.