Chu Suiliang (596-659) was born in Qiantang, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). Among the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, Chu Suiliang was a junior. His calligraphy style is studied by Wang Xizhi, Yu Shinan and Ou Yangxun, and he can become a scholar and form his own family. Its characteristic is that it is good at combining Yu and European style brushwork, with both talents and talents, and it is more relaxed than its predecessors and won the appreciation of Tang Taizong and He. On one occasion, Li Shimin showed Chu the Mo Bao of Wang Xizhi, which was collected in the imperial palace, and asked him to identify the authenticity. He is not mistaken, which shows that he is good at studying Wang's calligraphy.
Due to tradition, the book reviews in the Tang Dynasty praised Chu Suiliang's words "the word is golden, the line is rich, the Wen Ya is regular and beautiful in many aspects", and even Mi Fei, a great painter and calligrapher who didn't take Tang calligraphy seriously in the Song Dynasty, praised him with the most beautiful words: "Nine dances are played, cranes and herons are full of courtyards, and jade sounds are high and graceful."
Ou Yangxun (557-64 1) alphabet. Tan Zhou was born in Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan). The prince's official residence is more important, and the Bohai Sea public name is "Ouyang leads more". When I was young, I would learn from others and learn from the past and the present. Make the best use of books, have integrity and a running account. Beginners Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi absorbed Han Li and Kaifa since Wei and Jin Dynasties, but did not innovate. Carving with a pen is rigorous, statutes are rigorous, and peace contains risks. Together with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, they are called "four schools in the early Tang Dynasty", and together with Yan Zhenqing, Chu Suiliang and Liu Gongquan, they are called "liuchu of terns".
Liu Gongquan (778-865) was a famous calligrapher in the late Tang Dynasty. The word Cheng, Jing Zhao Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province) was born.
Yuanhe was promoted to Jinshi in the middle of the year. Official to the prince Shao Shi, after sealing Hedong county male. Liu Gongquan is a calligrapher who has made outstanding contributions to the development of calligraphy art in China after Yan Zhenqing. I studied Wang Xizhi's book for the first time, saw the brushwork of calligraphers from Yu Shinan and Ou Yangxun, and finally benefited from Yan Zhenqing. In conclusion, he absorbed the vertical trend of "Yan Style" and used his pen to collect the square of European style and the circle of Yan Style, forming a new calligraphy style-"Liu Ti" which is different from other calligraphers' schools.
The word "Liu Ti" is cautious and dignified, with vigorous brushwork and unique charm, which has a great influence on that time and later generations. Its title is as important as Yan Zhenqing's, and it is called Ada. Both "Liu Ti" and "Yan Ti" are famous for their bones and muscles. There is a saying of "Yan Liu Jin Gu" in the world, but there are obvious differences in tortuous styles. "Yan Ti" is full and round, vigorous and powerful, with vertical strokes facing each other and dense layout, showing a graceful and generous style; Liu's body, on the other hand, is slim and charming, with strong bones, solid structure, angular, vertical pens not facing each other, and proper layout, showing a beautiful and elegant temperament. These two calligraphy styles are highly praised by learners and become ideal models for practicing the basic skills of regular script.
Liu Gongquan's Mysterious Pagoda Monument is a favorite model for people to learn regular script for thousands of years. "King Kong Pan Ruojing" and "Shence Army Monument" are also the most famous book monuments. The book "Postscript to Send Pears" is clear and natural, vivid and naive, and intriguing.
Zheng Xie (A.D. 1693- 1765), painter, was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu. He comes from a poor family, loves reading and is knowledgeable. He is a scholar, a juren and a scholar in the imperial examination. He used to be the magistrate of Fanxian County, Shandong Province. Later, he was impeached and dismissed for helping villagers to go to court, helping the hungry, offending the gentry.
Song Lian (1310-1381), also known as Xuanzhenzi, was once valued by Zhu Yuanzhang for his good writing. Official to Hanlin bachelor. Song Lian's grandparents and grandchildren are all engaged in calligraphy. Song Lian's small letters are correct, cursive dancing is like dragons and phoenixes, and he is listed as a "grass saint" in the Ming Dynasty; The second son, Song Yan, ranked first in the Ming Dynasty in Biography. Today, the Palace Museum has his cursive "Zungai".
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1, 32 1-379) was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong) and later lived in Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Officials to the right army generals, both civil and military, deceased people called Wang Youjun, Wang Huiji. Wang Xizhi studied Zhong You in regular script, Zhang Zhi in cursive script, Li Si and Cai Yong, and learned from others. His calligraphy is known as "the dragon leaps into the sky, the tiger lies on the phoenix", which gives people a quiet beauty, just in contrast to Zhong You's books. His calligraphy is dignified, easy to turn into fun, and boring with pens. He completely broke through the brushwork of official script and created a beautiful and convenient style of modern calligraphy, which was respected as a "book saint" by later generations. Wang Xizhi's original works are few, and all we see are replicas. Wang Xizhi is good at writing, running script, cursive script, flying white and so on. For example, the regular script Le Yi Lun, Huang Ting Jing, Seventeen cursive posts, menstruation post of running script, Qing post when it snows, funeral post, etc. His running script Preface to Lanting Collection is the most representative.