An interesting talk about calligraphy and calligraphy·Huan Xuan
"Huan Xuan": Huan Xuan (369-404) was a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Also known as Lingbao, whose courtesy name is Jingdao, he is the son of Huan Wen. He was promoted to the prefect of Yixing. He once falsely proclaimed himself the king of Chu, usurped Emperor An of Jin and became emperor, and was later killed by Liu Yu. Huan Xuan was good at calligraphy, learned from the two kings, and called himself Youjun. "Shupin" said that his calligraphy was excellent in strength and strength. "Shu Duan" says: "The little king compiled by Xuanchang is good at grass. For example, if it is a horse, its fleshy wings are ready, its orchid tendons are beginning to form, and when the animal is angry, it can travel thousands of miles in a day." "Shu Shu Fu" says: "Respect the Tao and play, think sharply and be heroic. Rely on the right army and forget about the mess. The grass is wild and changes, and it is dehydrated but still fearful. Like a bird in the bath, it is afraid of people, waiting for the people to rush to the shore." I also like to collect. I often appreciate and play with the authentic paintings and calligraphy of past dynasties and enjoy them. It's a pity that his handwriting will not be passed down.
Cherish calligraphy and painting
Huan Xuan loved calligraphy and painting all his life, and he used all means to collect calligraphy and painting treasures. He loved them as much as his life. Huan Xuanxue's calligrapher Fawang Xizhi learned all kinds of calligraphy, but was best at cursive calligraphy. His cursive writing was highly regarded by his contemporaries. Huan Xuan especially loved the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and his son. He often put the calligraphy of the two kings on his desk and read and appreciate it whenever he had time. He collected many famous calligraphy and paintings in his life, and regarded them as a kind of enjoyment. Every time he entertained relatives and friends, he would show them off for everyone to enjoy and feast their eyes. Huan Xuan especially cherished the original calligraphy and painting, for fear that others would stain or break them. Once, a guest forgot to wash his hands after dinner and went to wipe the calligraphy and painting, leaving a stain on it. Huan Xuan was furious when he found out. Since then, he has been extra careful not to allow others to view his authentic calligraphy and paintings. Even if very close friends insist on admiring them, they must wash their hands before unrolling the scrolls.
The most amazing thing is that this collector of calligraphy and painting did not even care about his own life in order to protect the authentic calligraphy and painting. It is said that one time, he saw an authentic calligraphy written by Wang Xianzhi to Emperor Jian Wen. He liked it very much, so he bought it with a lot of money and kept it with him all day long. He took it out to watch it whenever he had time, and he became obsessed with it. Later, he was defeated and fled south. He was so embarrassed that he didn't even bother to take away his gold and silver bracelets, but he couldn't forget to take his collection of calligraphy and paintings with him. Until he was about to die, he actually sank into the river with a scroll of authentic calligraphy and painting! From here, we can see how much this collector of calligraphy and painting loved calligraphy and painting.