Appreciation of Xu Shoujin's Calligraphy
Xu Bojin's calligraphy picture 1
Xu's thin gold calligraphy picture 2
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Calligraphy | Thin Gold Book? "Wonderful Flowers" in the History of Calligraphy
Later generations rated Song Huizong as "a generation of bad emperors and a generation of great masters". As for Song Huizong's and Evonne's artistic achievements, later generations have different opinions, and many people have damaged his paintings and calligraphy because of him.
History is always strikingly similar. Li Yu, the leader at the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty, wrote "How much sorrow can there be, just like a river flowing eastward", which is a meaningful poem. However, as an incompetent politician, Li Yu has been criticized.
Maybe in another world of literature and art, they should be treated fairly.
So today, let's take a look at the "thin gold book" created by Song Huizong Evonne and appreciate its unique charm.
Zhao Mengfu praised Song Huizong's "thin book" in Song Huizong's Postscript of Imitating Tang Mingyan. For hundreds of years, the evaluation of Song Huizong's "The Book of Thin Gold" is actually controversial, with both praise and disparagement.
The name "Bojin"
"Bo Jin Shu" was created by Song Huizong and Zhao Ji with unique brushwork. Some people say that "Bojinben" was originally called "Bojinben". It is generally believed that "thin body" is originally "thin body", and that "gold" and "muscle" are just the treasures of Evonne's "imperial book".
But isn't it true? Song Zhou Mi's Collection of Miscellaneous Characters? There is a word "thin gold book" in the miscellaneous notes of the capital of song dynasty, which means that it is as thin as iron. Tao in the Ming Dynasty said in his book "Historical Society": "Cursive brushwork, correct writing, vigorous and free and easy. As a beginner in learning, I changed my laws and called myself a thin book. " The "thin gold book" proposed here is the real name of Song Huizong Evonne. According to the above two data, "thin gold book" should be called from the beginning, while "thin muscle book" and "thin muscle body" may be nicknames produced by different understandings in later generations.
Song Huizong is a man.
Song Huizong is the 11th son, the younger brother of Zhezong, and was named King Suining and Duan Wang successively. Evonne failed to inherit the throne, but Zhezong died young and had no children, so he ascended the throne and became the eighth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. After twenty-five years in office, he experienced the difficulties of Jingkang and became the king of national subjugation. Is Evonne more suitable to be an artist? This is a problem. In the Yuan Dynasty, he deleted the Annals of Huizong written in the history of the Song Dynasty and sighed, "Song Huizong can do anything but be your ear! 」
As for his artistic talent, Xuanhe's posthumous work said that he was "brilliant and good at writing Zhu Jun". He can write books on snow, know the books of three religions and know the classics of nine streams. Ye said in Qing Dynasty: "Although Daojun was humiliated in Tsing Yi, his skill was the best in the world. "Together with Song Huizong's calligraphy and painting works handed down from generation to generation, we can see that Song Huizong's artistic accomplishment is very high. Another point is that Song Huizong believes in Taoism and calls himself "Daodi", which also has a certain influence on his painting and calligraphy.
The formation of "thin gold book"
Scholars have written many articles to analyze the origin of thin gold body. Generally speaking, there should be two parts: one is the method of calligraphy itself; The second is the influence of painting art.
There are also many objections to the description of calligraphy. Some people say that Zhao Ji studied under Huang Tingjian, while others say that Chu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Xue Yao and so on. But more directly than this, it may be the influence of "helping painting into books". Evonne is good at meticulous painting. Some people say that his words are "like chrysanthemums, blue and bamboo, although they are painted." 」
Ok, after knowing some background, let's enjoy the works of Bo Jinshu.
The thousands of characters in regular script are regular, tough, slim and vigorous, showing the spirit of exquisite beauty; The sacred monument in the grand view is slender, beautiful, quiet and introverted; The imperial edict of the Jade Palace in Wonderland is smart, beautiful but not exquisite; Fang Fang's poems are full of heroism, thin and hard. The aesthetic features of these works are not attainable by every calligrapher.
Later generations imitated some works of The Book of Thin Gold.
Scholar Ye mentioned "thin golden body" in Yu Shi: "straight as an arrow, strong as iron, and shaped like a dead vine and a dead tree? Also like a hairspring, the smoke is straight. This vividly summarizes the characteristics of "thin golden body" and "thin hard". Although there are many praises, Song Huizong's calligraphy has not been paid enough attention, especially by the government.
Indeed, from the traditional aesthetic point of view, it is more inclined to appreciate the implicit, sincere and restrained style, while the Book of Thin Gold looks like sharp-edged, mean and powerless, lacking in connotation.
I think "The Book of Thin Gold" looks sharp, but it gives people the impression that it is calm and decisive, arrogant and natural, and there is no lack of delicacy and gentleness in it. The combination of rigidity and softness in brushwork constitutes a certain sense of movement. Although the whole looks too organized and has a sense of form, it still gives people a unique aesthetic feeling.