From Song Fan Zhongyan's Bachelor of Sacrificing Stones, written by Yan Gu.
Yan: Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty; Liu: Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Liu's and Yan Liu's calligraphy are both powerful, but their styles are different. Also known as excellent calligraphy. @ It is said that Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan, great calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, have vigorous words. It also refers to Mo Bao.
Tendons-also called Yan Rou and Liu Gu-actually mean that Yan's calligraphy is full and straight, and Liu's calligraphy strokes are clear and bony.
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of calligraphy. When it comes to regular script, the characters must be called Yan and Liu.
Yan Zhenqing is one of the great calligraphers with the most innovative spirit. Yan Zhenqing (709-785) was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi, Shaanxi). He comes from a noble family and is the fifth grandson of Yan Shigu, a famous scholar. Yan Zhenqing is a honest man, famous for his loyalty in officialdom. He is a veteran of the four dynasties and is indifferent to the ups and downs of his official career. Later, he was ordered to appeal to Li Xilie and Huaixi. Li Xilie rebelled and was killed by Li.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy originated from his own school, but its transformation was initiated by Wu Xu. Because he can choose one hundred schools at the same time, he can choose freely, leaving a lot of books and posts to show his skills. When Fan Wenlan, a historian, mentioned books in the Tang Dynasty in his works, he said that "Yan Zhenqing in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty was the creator of the new book style in the Tang Dynasty". Yan kaishu embodies a prosperous style and is magnificent; And his cursive script made Mi Fei in the Song Dynasty like the Four Books, because those book posts were often written in a state of extreme grief and indignation, and readers can appreciate the flavor from this article. Emotion is dissolved in art, and artistic talent breeds soul. Most excellent arts in history have not violated this standard.
Liu Gongquan was born in Dali, Tang Daizong in the 13th year (AD 778)-Xian Tong, Tang Yizong in the 6th year (AD 865), at the age of 88. Jingzhao Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province) was born. The palace is a prince, so the deceased called it "Liu". He began to learn from Wang Xizhi, the brushwork of Ou Yangxun and Yan Zhenqing, and then set up his own family. The regular script written is beautiful and strong. Compared with Yan Ti, Liuzi is slightly thinner, so it is called "Yan Liu Jin Gu". Mu Zong asked Liu Gongquan how to use a pen, and Gong Quan replied: "Use a pen in your heart, and your mind is right." "Mu Gong changed his face and remonstrated with his pen. In the Song Dynasty, Zhu Zai said: "The public power official book has the best operation mode, but the grass can't. "Its method is based on beauty, but it is rich and famous in the world." He began to learn Wang Xizhi's brushwork, and later read the modern calligraphy, so he tried his best to change the right army method, learn from Yan Zhenqing, and assimilate his new ideas, so that his calligraphy avoided the tendency of horizontal and vertical, adopted a balanced and thin and hard approach, and steadily chased Wei Bei, making his brushwork simply beautiful, vigorous and tight. Many scholars in later generations took Liu Zi as a model.
He was a 29-year-old scholar and served as a junior official in the local area. Later, Tang Muzong came across his handwriting. Once called to Chang 'an by the imperial court. Liu Gongquan was in his forties at that time. His character is both backbone and meticulous. Similarly, his handwriting also reveals this part of his characteristics. Because of this, his reputation and position in Chang 'an have been improved, and the general princes and nobles are scrambling to invite him with huge sums of money.
China's regular script reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, with Yan Zhenqing as its representative. Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher later in the Tang Dynasty, was also influenced by Yan Zhenqing, and was later called Yan Liu. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is full of strength and style; Liu Gongquan's calligraphy emphasizes strength and strength, so it is also called "Yan Gu". Yan Zhenqing's cursive script is concise and vigorous, with ups and downs. His pen is magnificent, ingenious and natural, with the flavor of seal script, but the cursive script still does not lose its Wei and Jin demeanor. In calligraphy theory, Yan Zhenqing has a book called Twelve Meanings of Zhang Changshi's Writing Style.