Mi Fei said that he was "collecting ancient Chinese characters", among which Wang Xianzhi and Chu Suiliang were the most devoted. "History of the Song Dynasty" contains: Mi Fei "is superior to calligraphy, sinking and flying, and getting Wang Xianzhi brushwork; You Gong's temporary relocation is confusing and difficult to distinguish ... ". Liu Xizai's "Outline of Art" in Qing Dynasty said: "There is a large section of Mi Yuanzhang's books from Henan, but he is good at copying various styles. When he deliberately lived in ancient times, there was a collection of words for a while. " There are many temporary works in Mi Fei's ink, from which we can see the profound skill of his patriarchal clan system.
The so-called collection of ancient Chinese characters is to copy the writing style of previous calligraphers.
Mi Fei claimed that his experience in learning calligraphy was "collecting ancient Chinese characters", and he said in "Famous Sentences of Haiyue": "When I was young, I couldn't get married. People call my calligraphy a collection of ancient Chinese characters, which consists of all the advantages. When you get old, you start your own family. When people see it, they don't know who their ancestors are. "
Mi Fei claimed that his works were "collections of ancient Chinese characters", and he had a deep understanding of the brushwork, composition and charm of ancient masters, which also showed to some extent that Mi Fei had made great efforts in the tradition of learning books.
Mi Fei devoted himself to Wei and Jin Dynasties, taking the book style of Jin people as a mirror, and searched a lot of Jin people's law posts. Even his study was named "Jinbaozhai". Today, Wang Xianzhi's ink-and-wash autumn post is said to have been copied by him, which is both beautiful in form and spirit. Mi Fei turned to many teachers all his life, and in his later years, he also said in the book "Self-report": "I am a beginner, so I should learn to write the wall first. I was seven or eight years old. The words are as big as a picture, so it is impossible to write simply. I saw Liu and admired his tight knot, so I learned Liu's Diamond Sutra. For a long time, knowing that it comes from Europe means learning from Europe. For a long time, such as printing plate arrangement, it is the longest time to learn from Chu, and the season of Mo Duan turns fat into beauty, and all sides are perfect. Over time, Jue Duan Quanze exhibited Lanting, so he joined the Jin and Wei Dynasties and abandoned Zhong Fang to study in Yigong. " The same is true of Liu Kuanbei. The seal writers love drunkenness and Shi Guwen. "I also realized that bamboo slips are painted with bamboo, which is wonderful and ancient.
As a method in calligraphy learning, create temporary learning method. Some books call it "collecting ancient Chinese characters". It refers to the words in the "transplanting and creating" law posts, or couplets, or banners, or fans, and the "double carving" that can "shoot" posts and create. Wang Xizhi's famous calligraphy post "Preface to the Holy Teaching" was written by monk Huairen. This temporary learning method can effectively eliminate the boring and psychological ills of posting, improve the interest and perception of posting, and is a method deeply loved by learners.