1, Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing was a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. His secretary is the grandson of Yan Shigu V. He has exquisite calligraphy and is good at writing. He learned from Chu Suiliang at first, and then from Zhang Xu, so he developed his brushwork. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu".
2. Liu Gongquan
Liu Gongquan was an official, calligrapher and poet in the middle Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy is famous for regular script. He first studied under Wang Xizhi, and later under the famous calligrapher of Tang Dynasty. He absorbed the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun, absorbed new ideas and created his own "Liu Ti", which is famous for its boundless strength.
3. Ou Yangxun
Ou Yangxun was a minister and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, the son of Ouyang Ai. His calligraphy was in jeopardy in central Pingping, and was named "European Style". In his long-term calligraphy practice, he summed up eight methods of practicing and learning Chinese characters. Ou Yangxun's teaching strategy, pen theory, eight methods and thirty-six strategies are all his own experience in learning books.
4. Zhao Mengfu
Zhao Mengfu was an official, calligrapher, painter and poet from the late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty. His books are taken from Zhong You, "Two Kings", Li Yong and Zhao Gou. He is good at seal script, integrity, truth, line and cursive script, especially regular script and running script. His style of writing is charming and elegant, with neat structure and skillful brushwork, which created the book of "Zhao Ti".
Characteristics of the Four Great Calligraphers
The fonts of the four great calligraphers in ancient China are characterized by broad and majestic faces, simple and elegant, rigid and soft European style, strict statutes, both dynamic and static, and endless dangers. Liu Ti is fine, hard and strong, and its strength reaches Zhao Ti, which is luxurious and elegant, handsome and graceful.