If you want to understand cursive script, you must first read its history; you must first understand the brief history of the development of calligraphy, or in other words, the brief history of the development of cursive script.
Throughout the development of calligraphy history, there are several types of cursive script. One is the cursive script developed from official script after the Second King. Its origins come from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it has an inheritance relationship with Zhangcao. It is used The characteristics of the pen are that it can be turned by pressing and lifting, and it can also be continuous, mostly made of small grass, and occasionally wild grass. However, the characters should be knotted strictly, the order of cursive writing should be respected, and the characters should be knotted strictly according to the specifications of cursive script. There are many representative works of these cursive scripts, and this kind of cursive script is closely related to running script, and the writing methods are almost the same. What we call running script refers to this type of cursive script. There is also a saying that this kind of cursive script is Jincao. In terms of its development, this cursive script is the closest cursive script to us, and it is mainly the writing style of Er Wang Yi Yi. This kind of cursive script is intuitive and beautiful, with comprehensive techniques and beautiful shapes. It is more in line with today's aesthetics and is easy to understand.
The other kind is the cursive script that developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty before the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This cursive script originated from the seal script. It is older than the previous cursive script and matured at the same time as the official script, but it was not born out of the official script. The origin of official script is not deep, most of it comes from seal script. The writing method is mostly Zhuanzhuan, with few lifting and pressing. The turns are stiff, the turning points are not smooth, and the pen is older. The main representative is Zhang Zhi, and there are few existing works. But the word knot is also standardized, consistent with Jincao. It is more difficult for people to understand today. The main reason is that it is rarely circulated, it is a long time ago, and there are many views in history. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and falsehoods are also spread! As a result, people in the world "like to indulge in stubbornness and ignore the rules."
If there is another kind of cursive script, it is the fusion of the above two cursive scripts with different writing styles. In history, many people have tried to integrate the two cursive scripts, but without much success. History The choice also shows that the two kinds of cursive script are incompatible, and the writing methods cannot be unified, so there is naturally no compatibility. Therefore, some accomplished people have tried to make compatibility, but most of them are difficult to understand and understand.
The above is the current superficial understanding of cursive script. I hope to get guidance from experts in the future to broaden and deepen my understanding of cursive script. Just take a look at it and it won’t make much sense!