The prosperity of calligraphy art began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Calligraphy theory's works appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Yang Xiong was the earliest author in calligraphy theory at the turn of the Han Dynasty. The first calligraphy theory monograph was a cursive script written by Cui Yuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Calligraphers in the Han Dynasty can be divided into two categories: one is calligraphers in the Han Dynasty, represented by Cai Yong. One is cursive writers, represented by Du Du, Cui Yuan and Zhang Zhi, who was later called Cao Sheng.
Bamboo slips calligraphy can best represent the characteristics of calligraphy in Han Dynasty. There are many inscriptions in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The inscriptions in this period were carved by Han Li, with square fonts, strict statutes and clear waves. At this time, the official script has reached its peak.
The creation and birth of cursive script in Han dynasty is of great significance in the history of calligraphy art, which indicates that calligraphy has begun to become an art that can express emotions and express calligraphers' personality with high freedom. The primary stage of cursive script is cursive script. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, cursive script developed further and formed Cao Zhang. Later, Zhang Zhi founded modern calligraphy, namely cursive script. 1, Three Kingdoms Period
During the Three Kingdoms period, official script began to decline from the peak position of Han Dynasty, and evolved into regular script, which became another theme of calligraphy art. Regular script, also known as official script and original work, was created by Zhong You. Regular script entered the history of stone carving in the Three Kingdoms period. The Three Kingdoms (Wei) Period's "Recommended Season Straight Table". "Declaration Form" and so on have become the treasures of several generations.
2. Jin Dynasty
The Jin Dynasty advocated elegance and taste in life, and pursued the beauty of moderation and simplicity in art. Many calligraphers came forth in large numbers, and bamboo slips were the second kings (Wang Xizhi. Wang Xianzhi) Yan Fang's exquisite artistic taste caters to the requirements of literati, and people increasingly realize that writing has aesthetic value. Wang Xizhi, the most influential calligrapher in the history of calligraphy, who can best represent the spirit of Wei and Jin Dynasties, is called the Book Sage. Wang Xizhi's running script Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world". Critics say that his writing style is like floating clouds, and his son Wang Xianzhi's Ode to Luo Shen is full of powerful words, creating a "broken body" and a "calligraphy" as a great contribution in the history of calligraphy. Driven by Lu Ji, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Suo Jing, Wang Dao, Xie An, Liang Jian and other calligraphy families, Nanzong calligraphy flourished. Yang Xin, Qi, Xiao Ziyun and Chen of Liang in the Southern Song Dynasty were all his followers.
At the peak of calligraphy in Jin Dynasty, it was mainly manifested in running script, which was a font between cursive script and regular script. His representative works are three plays, namely Yuan Botie, Quick Snow Clearing Iron and Mid-Autumn Festival Iron.
3. Southern and Northern Dynasties
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, China's calligraphy art entered the era of "Bei Bei Nan Tie".
The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty are the best calligraphers in the Northern Dynasties, and their styles are also colorful. Representative works include Zhang Menglong Monument and Shi Jing Jun Monument. The representative works in the inscription are: thousands of words are really grass. The Northern Dynasties praised their ancestors and revealed their family business, and carved many stones, such as the North Monument and the South Post, the North Tour, the North People and the South Land, and the North Glory and the South Show. These are two basic differences.
For example, the masterpiece of the North-South School is the crane inscription in Nanliang. The "Zheng Wengong Monument" in the Northern Wei Dynasty can be described as a binary star between the North and the South. Most northern writers are Shu Ren, and this book is anonymous. Therefore, calligraphy was crowned as "the sage in the book", while the northern writer was Wang Youjun.