What do European style, Yan style, Liu style and Zhao Ti mean?

The originator of European style was born in the first year of Chen Yongding in the Southern Dynasties (557) and died in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan in Emperor Taizong (64 1). He was born in Linxiang (now Hunan) in Tanzhou. Known for regular script and running script. As the largest official calligrapher in the history of calligraphy, his handwriting is called "European style", which is as famous as Yan (Zhenqing), Liu (Gongquan) and Zhao ().

European style is a regular script font created by Ou Yangxun, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. It is characterized by the combination of harmony, strong stippling and cohesive brushwork. It is steep and rigorous. Keep the side stable, compact and sparse.

Yan Style was created by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. Yan Ti and Liu Gongquan are collectively called "Yan Liu" and "Yan Liu Jingu". "Yan Ti" is aimed at Yan Zhenqing's regular script. Its regular script structure is square and dense, the strokes are horizontal and light, the brushwork is vigorous and round, and the momentum is solemn and vigorous.

Liu Ti-Liu Gongquan (778-865), the last great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was one of the four masters of regular script (Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu). Wang Xizhi, a beginner in calligraphy, later studied modern calligraphy, studied under Yan Zhenqing, absorbed his new ideas, and then got married and created his own unique Liu style, which is a model for later generations. His handwriting is even, thin and hard, and he pursues Wei Bei firmly. His stippling is crisp and beautiful, with thick bones and tight body. "Books are expensive, thin and hard, and the spirit is clear." Compared with his face, his regular script is slightly flat and thin, so it is called "Yan Gu". Liu Gongquan has many works handed down from generation to generation. The inscriptions handed down from ancient times include the Diamond Sutra, the Mysterious Tower Monument and the Su Feng Monument. Among them, the engraved version of Diamond Sutra, the mysterious pagoda monument and the Shence Army monument can best represent its regular script style.

Zhao Ti-Zhao Mengfu was an influential calligrapher in the early Yuan Dynasty. Xing Wu (now Huzhou, Zhejiang Province) was born. He has been a bachelor of Hanlin, a doctor of Rong Lu, a duke of Wei and a scholar of Wen Min.

He is the author of Song Xuezhai Collection. "Biography of the History of Yuan Dynasty" records: "Meng Yi's calligraphy is the best in the world, so the book is the theme of the world." Praise. According to Song Lian, a scholar, Zhao's calligraphy learned the book of the Four Spirits (namely,) of the Eight Laws in his early years, Zhong You and Immortals in his middle years, and books in his later years.