These are two works written in one volume, "Ode to Spring in Dongting" and "Ode to Songs in Zhongshan", written by Su Shi in his later years. The whole volume is about 28 centimeters high and 300 centimeters long. The former has 287 words, and the latter has 320 words. In addition to the 85 words of the self-title, the first chapter has 684 words, which is the largest number of words left by Su Shi. works. This is one of the charms of this work.
However, the number of words alone is not enough for calligraphy works. The most important thing is to look at the glyphs and artistic attainments of calligraphy.
In terms of font shape, both calligraphy works have the characteristics of Su Shi's side-stroke and lying-down strokes. The stroke is not vertically downward, but has some slope, so that the font will not appear Being too formal makes people look rigorous and boring.
Su Shi’s ink is also very rich. Although thinness was regarded as beauty in the Song Dynasty, Su Shi's calligraphy still has a sense of plumpness, with plump words and few dry strokes. This is also reflected in the two Fu calligraphy.
The plumpness of Su Shi's handwriting is not only related to his willingness to use ink, but also to his preference for writing flat characters. Different from other Song Dynasty talents who liked to write thin and long "thin gold style", Su Shi's characters were mostly flat, and he did not use some vertical pens to deliberately lengthen the fonts. Sometimes, he would also deliberately "vertically short and horizontally long". In order to achieve the roundness and plump beauty of the font.
The beauty of Su Shi's calligraphy font is even more beautiful in the stretching and lightness of its strokes. The stretched glyphs are mostly achieved by elongating the horizontal strokes, while the well-proportioned glyphs test the experience and level of a calligrapher. In Su Shi's calligraphy, you can see that the horizontal rows are arranged neatly and neatly, and the words are light and heavy, which is quite rhythmic.
After talking about the beauty of Su Shi’s calligraphy, let’s talk about his artistic attainments.
The artistic achievement of Su Shi's calligraphy lies in conveying a sense of innocence and simplicity. Although his writing power is profound and steady, he rarely has the deliberate sense of display of technique, and many calligraphers do not express their personality in order to express their personality. Deliberately monstrous affectation. On the contrary, because of the plump font, it makes people look like a good-natured and gentle lady. She is high-class but kind and warm, making people want to get closer and not getting tired of it for a long time.
The large number of characters, font shapes and artistic attainments have made "Dongting Spring Ode" and "Zhongshan Song Miao Ode" priceless treasures.