Do you know the characteristics of calligraphy in Qing Dynasty?

In the development history of nearly 300 years, calligraphy in Qing Dynasty experienced a difficult transformation. It broke through the cage of calligraphy since the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and initiated the study of steles, especially the achievements in seal script, official script and the study of steles in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which can be compared with regular script in the Tang Dynasty, running script in the Song Dynasty and cursive script in the Ming Dynasty, forming a vigorous and vigorous calligraphy style. In particular, the calligraphers of stele studies borrowed the past from the present to show their individuality in their calligraphy creation, which made the calligraphy world very active and colorful, showing a prosperous situation. The development of China's calligraphy in Qing Dynasty has been nearly 300 years.

After a difficult transformation, it broke through the cage of calligraphy since the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and started the study of steles, especially the seal script, official script and the northern Wei Dynasty stele calligraphy, which can be compared with the regular script in the Tang Dynasty, the running script in the Song Dynasty and the cursive script in the Ming Dynasty, forming a rich and broad calligraphy style. In particular, calligraphers of stele studies, taking the essence from the past and showing their individuality, have made the calligraphy world very active, with various schools and a thriving situation. With a history of more than 260 years, the Qing Dynasty is a prosperous generation in the history of calligraphy in China. In the early years of Qing Dynasty, the ruling class took a series of measures to stabilize politics and develop economy and culture, so calligraphy was popularized. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, some adherents went to the Qing Dynasty to be officials, and some fled the mountains to create their own unique calligraphy works. Shunzhi was in Huang Ting and taught two classics; Kangxi admired Dong Qichang's books and admired Dong's books for a while. During this period, only Fu Shan and Wang Duo were able to develop their own styles and find another way. During the Qianlong period, he paid special attention to Zhao Mengfu's regular script and carved an unprecedented collection, Sanxi Hall Fa Tie. A large number of books and treasures collected by the inner government were recorded in Shiqu Baodi. Later learning reached its peak in Qianlong period, and a group of people learned from Fa Tie, such as Liu Yong in Qianlong and Jiaqing years. By the middle of Qing Dynasty, a large number of ancient auspicious books, precious stones and inscriptions were unearthed, and epigraphy rose. During Jiaqing and Daoguang periods, the study of calligraphy was at the end of the road. At that time, with Liu Yong as everyone, Deng founded the study of steles, and Ruan Yuan and Bao summarized the experience and theory of calligraphy creation.