If we look closely, Li Ruiqing's official script is based on the pen of Dazhuan, which shows that Li Ruiqing made great efforts to copy Dazhuan before learning from Li.
It is really difficult to appreciate Li Ruiqing's calligraphy. Although it is only a hundred years away from us, his calligraphy has a strong personality, especially his unique brushwork and style of official script, which brings confusion to how to appreciate his official script art correctly.
"Li Ruiqing also wrote" North Monument "on a large scale. His works were precious ten years ago, but no one admires him now. I think the past is too precious, and the present contempt is unnecessary. Art is a thing of the times, but who can open a new road before birth like Li Ruiqing? "
Obviously, Li Ruiqing's official script has not been really understood and recognized by us, which is related to his time. In the late Qing Dynasty, with the rise of epigraphy in the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Zhi, Deng, Yi Bingshou and a number of celebrities emerged. In front of these big shots, Li Ruiqing can only be regarded as a junior. Moreover, his calligraphy is a relatively honest rule, and his official script is not as influential as these predecessors.
The innovation of official script does not necessarily require the innovation of brushwork, but more importantly, the essence contained in the form Mr. Li Ruiqing's brushwork benefited from the inscriptions on bronze and the North Monument. Some people say that his stippling lines are like "intestinal obstruction" and are not smooth enough. In fact, this just reflects his firm belief in the inheritance of brushwork, and it is also the realm of his calligraphy internal cultivation. Judging from his stippling form, there seems to be a feeling of deliberate jitter and distortion. In fact, his brushwork is approachable and unstoppable.