1, Zhongyou declaration form
Reason for listing: extraordinary temperament! Compared with Zhong You's other works, the Declaration Form shows a more mature posture and breath of regular script in brushwork and structure. The font is simple, broad and flat, which fully shows the artistic characteristics of regular script that is maturing in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Legend has it that Wang Dao took the declaration slip in his belt, and later passed it on to Wang Xizhi, and Wang Xizhi passed it on to Wang Xiu. He took the declaration slip into the grave and never saw the light of day. Later, Wang Xizhi's manuscripts were handed down.
2. Zhong You's "Recommended Quarterly Straight Table"
Reason for being on the list: The Recommended Seasons Table is concise and broad, with a flat volume and proper limit. Although there are many immature places, the structure is not as neat as that of Jin and Tang Dynasties, but it is full of fun and colorful, which is a microcosm of the evolution of Chinese characters from official script to regular script.
Zhong You was a calligrapher of Wei in the Three Kingdoms period and was deeply respected by Mrs. Wei, Wang Xizhi's first teacher. It is said that Zhong You was the founder of regular script (lower case) and was honored as "the originator of regular script" by later generations. Zhong You had a great influence on later calligraphy. Both he and Wang Xizhi are called "Zhong Wang".
Zhong You's calligraphy style is mainly regular script, official script and running script, but Zhong You's regular script is the best, and the Zhong You period is the period when Chinese characters evolved from official script to regular script and were nearing completion. In the process of the completion of this important evolution of Chinese characters, Zhong You played a powerful role in promoting.
3. Wang Xizhi's Theory of Music and Yi
Reason for listing: If Zhong You's small script in the Three Kingdoms period was the embryonic stage of regular script, then by Wang Xizhi's On Le Yi in the Jin Dynasty, regular script had reached the mature stage. "Le Yi Lun" is meticulous and mature in brushwork. Shi Zhiyong believes that On Yue Yi is the first official work of Wang Xizhi.
It is said that the most precious books are Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting and Yue Lun Yi. At that time, Emperor Taizong also presented the original of Le Yi Lun to Sun Chang Wuji, Fang Lingxuan, Gao Shilian, Hou, Wei Zhi and Yang Shidao respectively, and its circulation was limited to royalty or ministers, which was rare in the world.