He was a 29-year-old scholar and served as a junior official in the local area. Later, Tang Muzong came across his handwriting. Once called to Chang 'an by the imperial court. Liu Gongquan was in his forties at that time. His character is both backbone and meticulous. Similarly, his handwriting also reveals this part of his characteristics. Because of this, his reputation and position in Chang 'an have been improved, and the general princes and nobles are scrambling to invite him with huge sums of money.
Calligraphy in the late Tang Dynasty experienced prosperity in the middle of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it also reached its peak and declined. Although Liu Gongquan's fame was popular for a while, he was still slightly better than Yan Shu. Calligraphy flourished in the Tang Dynasty, but now it has declined. Liu Gongquan's regular script involves Ou Yangxun's brushwork, and some strokes are often closely interspersed, which is particularly broad, fine and angular. Although the pen was written by Yan Zhenqing, it is different from Yan Zhenqing's vigorous and broad style, which is particularly heroic.
Liu Gongquan died at the age of eighty. He served seven emperors and finally died as the Prince of Shao Shi.
There are many books handed down from ancient times, among which Mysterious Tower, Shence Army Monument and Diamond Sutra are the most prominent.
1, Monument to the Shence Army: in regular script, established in the third year of Tang Huichang (AD 843). It is one of Liu Gongquan's representative works, which is more distinctive than the book style of Mysterious Tower, which is widely known in later generations. The structure is smooth and even, and the left side is tight and the right side is comfortable. It is also a good model for temporary writing.
2. The Diamond Sutra of Liu Shu: in regular script, in the reign of Tang Changqing (AD 824), engraved in April. The original stone was destroyed in the Song Dynasty. Tang Tuo, a stone chamber in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, was handed down from generation to generation, intact, and is now in the Paris Museum, France. Critics believe that the regular script Diamond Sutra is a masterpiece of Zhong (Yao), Wang (Xizhi), Ou (), Yu (Heather), Chu (Sui Liang) and Lu (Dong Zhi), which has high artistic value.
3. "Mysterious Pagoda": regular script. The first year of Tang Huichang (AD 84 1 year) was established in February, and the original monument is now Xi 'an stele forest in Shaanxi. This monument is the most famous book handed down from generation to generation. It is one of the most influential models in regular script.
Ou Yangxun was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan) in the Tang Dynasty. Born in the first year of Emperor Yongding of the Southern Dynasties (AD 557), he died in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan of Emperor Taizong (AD 64 1 year) at the age of 85. The Imperial edict of Lv Jing, the official to the Prince, was also called "Loyal Book" or "Lv Jing" in later generations.
"Biography of Ou Yangxun in Old Tang Dynasty" contains: "After consulting Wang Xizhi, he was a beginner and was gradually influenced by his style and brushwork, and he was a must at one time. People got his literary works, but they thought it was a model. " North Korea attaches great importance to his books and often sends envoys to ask for them ... "... Ou Yangxun's calligraphy style was evaluated as rigorous and bold by calligraphy theory in past dynasties. There are 22 kinds of epitaphs written in my life, although it is recorded in Zheng Qiao's The Golden Stone. At present, the regular script works handed down from generation to generation mainly include Epitaph of Yao Bian, Inscription of Liquan in Jiucheng Palace, Inscription of Buddhist Pagoda in Huadu Temple, Monument of Yu Gong Wen Yan Bo, Monument of Huangfu Birthday, etc. Ou Yangxun's regular script inscriptions are known as the first in the Tang Dynasty. Because of his pen, the structure has strict rules.