Characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, called Yan Ti, has his unique style and brushwork. There are many inscriptions left by him, and later calligraphers think that traces of "round pen" can be found in some of his inscriptions, which is different from other calligraphers' "Fang Bi".
Yan Zhenqing is regarded as a pioneer by calligraphers with round pens. The use of square pens by him and Wang Xizhi had a far-reaching influence on later generations.
His calligraphy not only has the charm and charm of the previous calligraphy style, but also is not bound by the ancient law. It broke through the conventions of the early Tang Dynasty and became a school of its own. Face? . Song Ouyang Xiu comments:? People in Sri Lanka are naturally honest, so their calligraphy and painting are strong and independent, and they don't attack the traces of the past. They are quite magical, a bit like people. In the Song Dynasty, Zhu listed his calligraphy as a masterpiece in "Continued Books". ? And comment:? Points like falling rocks, paintings like Xia Yun, hooks like gold, and ge like crossbows. There are images in both vertical and horizontal directions, and there is a low posture. Since Xi 'an, there is no such thing as a public figure. ?
The historical background of Yan Shufeng's formation, and then from the background of his time and social calligraphy style, how Yan Ci inherited the tradition and made some innovations.
The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty in which calligraphy prevailed in history. At that time, the development of regular script had reached a mature stage and reached a high level. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, liked Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Therefore, although Europe, Henan and Chu are famous for their good books, they all belong to the patriarchal right army. They are the heirs of Wang Zi. Although they have changed and developed, each has its own characteristics, but it is difficult to get rid of the shackles of Wang Zi, which further enhanced Wang Shu's status and influence. At that time, officials, historians, scholars and calligraphers scrambled to learn, which became a common practice. Later, although Chu Suiliang's fonts became popular, in the more than 100 years from Zhenguan, Yonghui to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chen Xiangyin, the Preface to the Sacred Education by Wang and Chu, was very popular, and the general handwriting was extremely beautiful, but it became an academic book lacking charm. At this point, the book style has reached the time when it has to be changed. We know that although Wang Xizhi is famous for his innovation, his internal brushwork still retains the meaning of official script.
Yu Shinan is a descendant of Zhi Yong and immediate successor of the right army. It is too dangerous for Ou Yangxun to imitate Wang Xizhi's book; Chu Suiliang won the reputation of Wang Yi. None of these famous calligraphers put pen in the category of official intention, especially Chu Suiliang's official intention Therefore, if Yan Shu wants to change, she must first jump out of the shackles of Chu and get rid of the forces of Europe and Henan. In a word, he must transcend the shadow of Wang Xizhi, who ruled the book world in the Tang Dynasty, and break through the category of writing books by official law at that time. Judging from the objective environment in which Yan Zhenqing lived at that time, he was deeply influenced by tradition. His father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-grandfather are all famous for their good calligraphy, and they are all good at seal cutting, flower picking, grass cutting and official script. His mother lines Yin Lingming and Yin Zhongrong are also good books from generation to generation. Yan Zhenqing grew up in such an environment of a calligraphy family. At the age of 35, he studied under Zhang Xu. After talking with him about calligraphy in Zhang Xu, he wrote the famous Twelve Meanings of Calligraphy. In Yan's early years, the word Chu was all the rage. This is because Chu calligraphy pen is not as rigorous as Ou and Yu, and it has charm and beauty, so it has enveloped the book world since Yonghui and Wang Xizhi.
What we can see now, such as the tablet of the new Zen master, the tablet of the brick tower, the tablet of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the tablet of Jiangya, and some little-known Tang tablets, are almost all influenced by the book of Chu. At that time, Chu Shu became a popular song in the whole city, so watching Chu is the general trend. In middle age, in order to jump out of Chen's Wang and Chu cases and stand on his own feet, he chose such a path: changing a square into a circle with a pen, abandoning the official method and taking the brush method of cutting grass. Therefore, as long as it is outside the two categories of Wang and Chu, no matter Zhong Ding's seal biography or the south's attachment to Beiyuan, it has become the object of his absorption of nutrients. Some people say that Yan Shi's method of transferring the seal to the North Monument was actually learned and absorbed from the requirements of innovation. At the same time, he also extensively absorbed all the creations of folk calligraphy to enrich and enrich his own calligraphy creation. These folk calligraphy were despised by the ruling class, but they were all wonderful flowers in the garden of calligraphy art and were loved by the people at that time. For example, Zhang Priceless Confession and Vineyard Deed unearthed in Xinjiang in recent years, although different from Yan Shu's Sacrifice to a Nephew, are very similar to a family, from which it can be inferred that Yan Shu absorbed the nourishment of folk calligraphy. Another example is Yan Shu, a middle-aged man, who resembles the ink book Urgent Chapter in the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's creation is to improve the vulgar books despised by the literati at that time by melting them into his own works. Although Yan Ti was named after regular script, all scholars who had studied calligraphy had always valued his cursive script. Judging from the available information, his running script "Sacrificing a Nephew" at the age of 50 has changed greatly and is impressive. Because it is a draft, there is no intention to write it, so his feelings are furious, and what he writes is particularly depressed, naive and natural. In this work, his unique running script style was formed. At the age of 56, he wrote "Seat Sticker", which can be said to be the pinnacle. Therefore, although Yan Shu is named after regular script, if you pay attention to his growth process, you will see that he first matured in cursive script and then popularized regular script. Yanzi is another milestone in the history of calligraphy after Wang Xizhi and his son.
Yan Zhenqing's title is very poor, not as good as his predecessors Ou, Yu and Chu, nor as good as Li Yong, Zhang Xu and Li. He is only a second-class calligrapher. Yan Shu is highly praised by Song Sijia, which is the inheritance and development of's Five Dynasties Yang Ningshi. However, his critics include Huang Lee, who said he was rude, and Mai Po, who criticized him for mastering the ancient law? Is that clear? . In fact, Mi Zhu and others have long been accustomed to Europe, Henan and Chu in the early Tang Dynasty. It has become archaic, has a strong sense of official script, and is deeply dissatisfied with the beauty of ancient law in new ideas. Mai Po pays attention to the structure of calligraphy. He claims to be a collection of ancient characters, respectful and charming, but he thinks that Yan Zi's serene, broad-minded and full of tolerance is not a posturing. In fact, the grace in Yan Ci is not flattering, but seeking danger in the ordinary, which seems clumsy and weird, sweeping away the charm of the two kings. It is by no means that we don't attach importance to the ancient law, but it is precisely the ancient law that has achieved new development under his reform.
Because he doesn't seek common ground with the ancients in terms of glyphs, this is his unique face of knowing ancient meanings and combining skillful and clumsy. Therefore, it is not Europe, depression and Chu in the early Tang Dynasty that represent the unique style of regular script in the Tang Dynasty, but Yan and Liu in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Yan Shu's achievements and influence in the history of calligraphy are enormous, spreading for thousands of years. Yan Shu's influence for so long is generally due to its innovation, but careful analysis is caused by many factors. There are no fewer than sixty or seventy kinds of works handed down from generation to generation. Most of the monuments left are huge brown, which was written by him and then engraved by his family. Yan Zi saved a lot of materials, which provided convenience for future generations to learn. European style, Chu style, Liu style and Zhao style are all popular fonts, but they are not suitable for writing big characters, especially European style, which is more rigorous and embarrassing. The word Yan is vigorous and powerful, and its momentum is broad, so before Wei Bei advocates it, it is necessary to write the word Yan. After the invention of movable type, the book was carved according to the manuscript, and the face was written by the scribe, so the old Song characters with thin horizontal and thick vertical and swallowtail silkworm heads appeared in the book engraving. This also helps to expand Yan Zi's influence.
Yan Zhenqing's Style Yan Zhenqing (709-784, Yi Shuo 709-785) was an outstanding calligrapher in the middle Tang Dynasty. Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi, Shaanxi) was born in Linyi, Langya.
He founded? Face? Regular script, together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun? Four in regular script? . In the history of calligraphy, he is the most accomplished and influential calligrapher after the two kings. Is his book for beginners? Cao Sheng? Zhang Xu, one of the four schools in the early Tang Dynasty, learned from others, changed the ancient method, opposed the calligraphy style in the early Tang Dynasty, and became plump and vigorous, with a broad structure and magnificent momentum. This style also reflects the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, conforms to his noble personality, and is the perfect beauty of calligraphy and personality.