Zhang Xu handed down three cups of grass, and before he took off his hat and showed his head to the maharaja, he threw the paper like a cloud. This is a poem by Du Fu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, describing Zhang Xu in Song of Drinking Eight Immortals, which vividly depicts the unrestrained scene of cursive script after Zhang Xu was drunk.
Zhang Xu was a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty, famous for his cursive script, and known as the sage of grass. His cursive script has a unique style and bold brushwork, which is like dancing dragons and snakes, leaving a deep impression on people. He likes drinking and often writes shocking cursive scripts when he is drunk.
In Du Fu's poems, three cups describe Zhang Xu's drinking amount, his cursive skills, taking off his hat after drunkenness to show his unrestrained manner, and showing his unrestrained temperament in front of his ministers, not afraid of powerful people. The whole poem shows Zhang Xu's wildness and self-confidence after drunkenness, and his works are elegant and free as clouds, which is amazing.
Zhang Xu's cursive script was not only highly respected at that time, but also had a far-reaching influence on later calligraphy. His works were passed down and studied by later generations, and became the classics of China's calligraphy art.
Zhang Xu s cursive style;
1, Zhang Xu's cursive style is unique and changeable, with both rough and bold side and delicate and soft side. His cursive script looks crazy, but the composition is standardized, which is a kind of crazy grass sublimated on the basis of Zhang Zhi and Wang Xizhi's cursive script. His brushwork is vigorous and powerful, and his pen and ink are calm. Each stroke is like a flying soul with endless emotion and creativity.
2. Zhang Xu's cursive script can often reveal his character and mood. He likes to focus on big characters, with thick ink and distorted fonts. Sometimes it even looks a little illegible, but it contains unique charm. His writing has a free and unrestrained atmosphere, giving people a wild and uninhibited feeling. His calligraphy is like a waterfall, sometimes thick and thick, steady and sharp, sometimes fine and silky, straight for three times in a row, with coherent momentum and natural expression.
3. Zhang Xu's cursive style is unique, changeable and expressive, which shows his personality and emotion and has a far-reaching influence on later calligraphy.