Mi Fei, Four Great Calligraphers in Northern Song Dynasty

There were so many ancient literati that their artistic achievements reached the peak of China in the Song Dynasty. At that time, the four Song literati who were known as "Su Huang Camouflage" made great artistic achievements. Among them, Mi Fei was praised by Song Huizong many times. How high is the artistic attainments of a man praised by the emperor?

Mi Fei was a calligrapher, painter and painting theorist in the Northern Song Dynasty. Later generations called him, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Cai Xiang Song Sijia. Mi Fei is good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, and he founded "Midian Landscape". Mifei is an authentic calligrapher, appraiser and collector. Song Huizong was hired as a doctor of painting and calligraphy, which showed that Mi Fei's accomplishments in painting and calligraphy were highly recognized by Song Huizong. Song Huizong himself is also an excellent calligrapher, which shows the great influence of Mi Fei.

Miffy himself is eccentric and crazy. When he meets a stone, he calls him "brother" and worships him, so he is called "Mi Dian". Mi Fei is good at painting dead wood and bamboo stones, but he is better at painting landscapes. Calligraphy, good at seal script, official script, regular script, running script, cursive script and other calligraphy. Often imitate the good calligraphy works of the ancients, and it is often difficult to distinguish between true and false. His main works are Poems of Multi-Scenery Buildings and Poems of Hongxian County.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, many celebrities have been competing to imitate Mi Fei's calligraphy, and most of them have carved his calligraphy, which has spread widely and had far-reaching influence. Among the "Four Great Calligraphers of Northern Song Dynasty", he is second to none. Kang Youwei once said, "The structure of Tang Yan is very interesting for Song Shang. It means that calligraphy and painting should highlight their own personality, and Miffy is just in line with this. His Mi's calligraphy also had a far-reaching impact on later generations.