How did the ancients judge calligraphy?

The ancient methods of judging calligraphy are as follows:

Fengshen people have meat in their bones. Those who are old and energetic are all in their bones. People who are interested in swimming pools should distinguish them with their eyes. -Zhu Qing and Tang's Sailing in a Noisy Pool.

Show your bones first, restore your spirit, have skin and blood, and strengthen your muscles. Silk comes and goes with clear veins. -"Detailed explanation of calligraphy".

The bone was preserved, but it was wet. -The score of Sun's book.

Every book, no matter what body it is, should be prepared with bones and muscles, movements of bones, movements of bones, movements of water, movements of body, and feelings between pen and water. Know its core--on bao in qing dynasty.

Shape with bones and muscles, polish with expressions. -Zhang Huaiguan is in the role.

The bone of the word, the bone of the lower phalanx; The tendon of the word, the pen also; The flesh of words, brush also. Words are born in ink, ink is born in water, and the blood of words is also in water. -Chen Yizeng's "Essence of Hanlin".

People are comfortable with books, but they are neutral and fat. If the book is also short, the degree of coordination should be balanced, yin and yang should be appropriate, and rigidity and softness should be combined. -Xiangmu calligraphy is elegant.

Fat people should have bones, and thin people should have meat. -Huang tingjian.

Calligraphy:

Calligraphy (calligraphy, handwriting) is an artistic expression to show the beauty of words. Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols.

Calligraphy can be divided into China calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy and Arabic calligraphy. Among them, China's calligraphy is a unique traditional art of Chinese characters in China, and it is known as poetry without words, invisible dance and no pictures. It can be used in font design, stone carving, pattern design and many other aspects.

On the surface, calligraphy refers to the statutes of writing. In life, the word calligraphy has the following meanings: first, it is synonymous with a written work or the floorboard of all written works; Second, an art category generally refers to the art of writing Chinese characters. Kang Youwei said in Guang Yi and Zhou Shuang: "Tang Yan's composition is the music of the Song and Shang Dynasties", from which we can see that the calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty pursued the highest and most rigorous statutes, and its calligraphy achievements were also the highest in the history of calligraphy.