First of all, the word "Zhi" is very important in the calligraphy works of Preface to Lanting.
Wang Xizhi, a book sage, wrote 20 characters of "Zhi" with the inscription 1 "Zhi" * * 21"Zhi", all of which were written in different calligraphy.
Preface to Lanting is called "the best running script in the world" and is naturally a running script. A font between regular script and cursive script can be said to be cursive script or cursive script. It is to make up for the shortcomings of slow writing in regular script and illegible cursive script. The brushwork is not as sloppy as cursive script, and it is not required to be as correct as regular script. There are more methods of mold opening than cursive writing, which is called "mold opening". Cursive calligraphy is more than modular method, which is called "cursive calligraphy". Running script was produced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. ?
Besides, in the direction? A little unusual? Students introduce a great calligraphy work: Preface to Lanting.
Preface to Lanting is also called Preface to Lanting, Preface to Lanting, Preface to He Lin, Preface to Zan and Zan Tie. It is one of the three major calligraphy posts and one of the top ten famous calligraphy posts handed down from ancient times in China. On March 3rd, the 9th year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 353), 41 people, including Wang Xizhi, Xie An and Sun Chuo, wrote Poems in Yinshan Lanting (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). At the meeting, Wang Xizhi wrote a preface for their poems. The preface narrates the beauty of the landscape around Lanting and the joy of gathering, and expresses the author's feelings of impermanence of life and death. The book of law posts handed down from generation to generation, with 28 lines and 324 words, is perfect in composition, structure and brushwork, and is his masterpiece at the age of 33. Later generations commented that "the font of the right army has changed. Its heroic spirit is natural, so it is considered to be a model from ancient times to the present. " Therefore, calligraphers of all ages called Lanting "the best calligraphy in the world". "Dragon Book" is the most famous ink in the Tang Dynasty. It was named "Lanting Dragon Book" because it was printed with the name of Feng Chengsu during the reign of Emperor Taizong. This book is well written, and its brushwork, ink style, style and charm are all reflected. It is recognized as the best copy. Stone carving is the first to promote the "fixed object book" According to Guo Moruo's textual research, the second half of the Preface to Lanting handed down from ancient times has nothing in common with Wang Xizhi's thoughts, and the calligraphy style is also different from the epitaph of the Eastern Jin Dynasty unearthed in recent years, which is suspected to be wrongly entrusted by Sui and Tang Dynasties. But some people disagree. Preface to Lanting shows the highest realm of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy art, and the author's tolerance, phoenix spirit, mind and feelings are fully displayed in this work. The ancients said that Wang Xizhi's cursive script is like "the breeze comes out of the sleeve and the next month comes into my arms", which is a wonderful metaphor.
Preface to Lanting is the representative work of Wang Xizhi, a general of the right army in the Eastern Jin Dynasty at the age of 33. This paper describes the spectacular scene of his gathering with many dignitaries and literati in the past dynasties to repair things in Lanting, and expresses his sigh about life and death and the changes with the times. Under the mountain, by the sea of Maolin Bamboo, take a sip of wine, splash ink and write poems, and make a preface for everyone. The article is fresh and beautiful, and the calligraphy is elegant and generous. It has been regarded as the top grade by the book circles of past dynasties. Mi Fei, a great calligrapher in Song Dynasty, called it "the first post of China's running script". Therefore, Wang Xizhi was also honored as a "book saint" by later generations. Later generations have received many praises when studying his calligraphy art: "Beautiful stippling, flowing clouds", "The breeze leaves the sleeve, and the next month is in my arms", "Wandering like a cloud, charming as a snake", "Charming and vigorous, peerless" and "The more expensive it is, the more ancient and modern it is". Indeed, it is said that Wang Xizhi later wrote Preface to Lanting, but it was not as good as the original. Therefore, the manuscript of Preface to Lanting has always been regarded as a family heirloom by Wang Xizhi and collected by the Queen. In the seventh generation of Wang Xizhi, he was "cheated" into the court by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin. After Emperor Taizong got the Preface to Lanting, he called Zhao Mo, Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang. Therefore, the original Preface to Lanting was regarded as a rare treasure by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, and eventually died, which made future generations pay homage to the original work of Lanting Preface and was named the first calligraphy post in China.
Now, let's introduce Wang Xizhi:
Brief introduction of the author
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year), Han nationality, was born in Linyi (now Shandong) and moved to Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). He is more than seven feet long, about (1.83 meters). His son Wang Xianzhi's handwriting is also very good. People call them "Two Kings", and another son, Wang Ningzhi, is a general of the right army, and is called "Wang Youjun" and "Wang Huiji". Representative works include: Le Yi Lun in regular script, Huang Ting Jing, Seventeen Guas in cursive script, Gua for Aunt in Running Script, Gua for Quick Snow Clear, Gua for Mourning, Preface to Lanting Collection in Running Script, etc. Intensive study of body posture, imitation of heart and pursuit of hand, learning from others' strengths, and casting in one furnace created a running script of "natural, rich in gods and the world", which was praised as "the sage of books" by later generations. Among them, Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection is highly praised by calligraphers and is called "the best running script in the world". Wang Xizhi has profound attainments in original works, cursive script and calligraphy. Modern Liu Duo once praised Wang Xizhi's calligraphy: "The only good word is Wang Xizhi".