The full name of the multi-pagoda monument is the multi-pagoda induction monument of Qianfu Temple in Xijing, Datang. In the 11th year of Tang Tianbao (752), it was written by CenXun, a scholar at that time, and inscribed by Xu Hao, calligrapher Yan Zhenqing Shu Dan and stone carver Shi Hua. It is a regular calligraphy work. Now it is preserved in the second room of Xi 'an Stele Forest.
This monument has 34 lines and 66 words in total, and its contents mainly record the reasons and construction process of Jin Chu, the Zen master of Xijing longxing temple, who created many pagodas.
Characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's Calligraphy
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was a beginner of Chu Suiliang, then he learned to write in Zhang Xu and discussed calligraphy with Huai Su. He deeply studied the calligraphy of Erwang and Chu Suiliang, absorbed their strengths, completely got rid of the style of the early Tang Dynasty and created a new era of calligraphy style. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", and it is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Liu Jin Gu".
Yan Zhenqing's original calligraphy is magnificent and dignified, and its handwriting has changed from slender in the early Tang Dynasty to square and has a centripetal force. The pen is vigorous and powerful, and the central brushwork is good. Full of bones and muscles, but also sharp. Generally, horizontal painting is slightly thinner, vertical painting, point, skimming and pressing are slightly thicker. This book is magnificent in style and momentum, and has the spirit of flourishing Tang Dynasty.
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