Yan's body is heavy and his seal cutting is full, and his representative works, such as temple tablets, are dignified and heavy, with muscular strength, while Liu's body brush is strong and powerful.
If you can't distinguish the strength and structure of strokes well, your face and body should extend outward. In short, for example, the word "country", if we look closely, the outer contour of the mouth extends outward, which is called extension. Face and body are basically this feature. Horizontal and vertical strokes all extend outward, giving people a full feeling.
On the other hand, Liu Ti has also encountered the same situation. The more the characters stand inside, the more disgusted they are. There are obvious differences in structure between Yan Ti and Liu Ti.
2. Different founders
Liu Ti refers to Liu Gongquan (778-865), the last great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty and one of the four masters of regular script. Liu's body is balanced, thin and hard, chasing Weibei steadily, with smooth and beautiful stippling, thick bones and tight body. "Books are expensive, thin and hard, and the spirit is clear." Compared with his face, his regular script is slightly flat and thin, so it is called "Yan Gu".
Yan Ti is a font created by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Ti and Liu Gongquan are collectively called "Yan Liu" and "Yan Liu Jingu". "Yan Ti" is aimed at Yan Zhenqing's regular script. Its regular script structure is square and dense, the strokes are horizontal and light, the brushwork is vigorous and round, and the momentum is solemn and vigorous.
Extended data
Calligraphy-characteristics
Yan Zhenqing has opened up a brand-new realm of calligraphy: in terms of characteristics, Yan has a brand-new figure, strict statutes and great momentum. From the aesthetic point of view, beauty of face and beauty of body are dignified, masculine and artificial, and beauty of number is simultaneous, which sets a rule for later generations. From the perspective of the times, the early Tang dynasty inherited the rest of the Jin and Song dynasties, but failed to stand on its own feet. As soon as Yan style appeared, the new style of Tang Doutan casting became one of the distinctive features of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
His regular script is contrary to the calligraphy style of the early Tang Dynasty, featuring brushwork. It is a typical example of perfect combination of calligraphy beauty and personality beauty. His calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", which is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Liu Jin Gu".
Among them, Guo Bei and Duo Baota Bei are his representative works, but his personal style has not yet formed. He is refined, beautiful and handsome. Yan Bei is the first masterpiece of the old man. At this time, his vigorous and powerful personal style has been formed, and his works in his later years are represented by the more attractive Magu Mountain Xiantan.
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