1 calligraphy "nine squares"
"nine squares" is a kind of boundary in the history of Chinese calligraphy, also called "nine squares", that is, several large squares are drawn on paper, and then nine small squares are divided in each box, so as to practice calligraphy in contrast to the strokes of the model characters of French posts.
2 "Jiugongge" History
Jiugongge is said to have been created by Ou Yangxun, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Ou Yangxun's book "Inscription on Liquan in Jiucheng Palace" is rigorous and vigorous
Jiugongge
[1], and its statutes are complete. It is a masterpiece in his later years, and has always been praised by scholars as "the first official book", with many imitators. In order to facilitate learners to practice Chinese characters, Ou Yangxun created the "Jiugongge" grid form according to the characteristics of Chinese characters. Nine squares, one in the middle is called "the middle palace", the upper three squares are called "the upper three squares", the lower three squares are called "the lower three squares", and the left and right squares are called "the left palace" and "the right palace" respectively, which are used to arrange appropriate parts according to the glyph and stippling of the inscription when practicing calligraphy, or to reduce and enlarge the font.
by the yuan dynasty, calligrapher Chen yi had further developed the nine palaces structure. He said in "The Essentials of Hanlin" that in order to meet the requirements of sparse and dense stippling, separate points and even distribution of boundary paintings, the three palaces were changed into nine palaces, making it easier to copy accurately. In the Qing dynasty, calligrapher Jiang Ji, in his book On Reading Method, changed the nine-square grid into four forms according to the different structural characteristics and shapes of Chinese characters:
First, the original nine-nine-eighty-one palace was removed from three horizontally and vertically, and it became six-six-thirty-six.
Second, the left and right lines of the thirty-six palaces are removed to form the twenty-four palaces, which are suitable for writing cuboid characters; Or remove the upper and lower lines of the twelve houses to become twenty-four houses, which is suitable for practicing flat characters.
Third, the thirty-six palaces are deformed into double-back glyphs for writing square characters.
fourthly, the thirty-sixth house is deformed into a field shape, and diagonal lines are drawn from the same vertex in the upper and second houses to form a herringbone character, which is used to write a herringbone-like character. It seems that this is not easy. Through long-term practice, later generations have improved two concise and practical writing styles: one is Tian Zige, and the other is Mi Zige. Tian Zige draws a "ten" in the box and divides it into four squares. According to this square, it is convenient to arrange the shelf structure, center of gravity and oblique density of strokes. On the basis of Tian Zige, Mi Zige drew two diagonal lines, which are shaped like rice characters. This kind of square is similar to a spider web, so it is easy to judge the position of the whole word and each single pen when learning Chinese characters.
The above-mentioned Jiugongge and Jiugongge are still used by beginners today. It is not only suitable for learning brush calligraphy, but also suitable for learning hard pen calligraphy. When you basically master the stippling, structure, momentum and so on, you can get rid of the "Jiugongge" and other bounds, and the vertical pen is free to gallop.