In calligraphy, Dong Qichang is good at summing up and discovering new calligraphy skills besides studying the calligraphy works and calligraphy skills of famous artists in Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties. Therefore, his calligraphy art is unique. Dong Qichang has his own experience in running script, cursive script and regular script. He not only pays attention to the basic writing norms of calligraphy, but also adds his own writing skills. His calligraphy is elegant, neat and elegant without losing the atmosphere. Dong Qichang's calligraphy has a flowing aesthetic feeling, and the vision is very enjoyable. Even Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong had a preference for Dong Qichang's calligraphy. Every time they copy, they appreciate it and praise it. During the reign of Kangxi, Dong Qichang prevailed among the people and had a certain influence on the literati.
Dong Qichang has a unique view on painting. Dong Qichang is good at landscape literati painting. He believes that painting should go beyond painting itself, that is, painters should pay attention to the cultivation of their own ideas. Moreover, Dong Qichang is good at sketching the outline of landscape with splash ink and pale crimson techniques, and then he is good at using ink to make the painting more layered. After Dong Qichang finished painting, he inscribed poems on his works, which can better show the deeper connotation beauty of his paintings.
Characteristics of Dong Qichang's calligraphy.
Dong Qichang's calligraphy art is the best of all, and is highly praised by later generations.
Dong Qichang is a good calligrapher. He copied the works of calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing and Mi Fei very early. Later, I quit my job and returned to my hometown to collect the works of calligraphers from all walks of life for research. And organize local calligraphy lovers to discuss the profoundness of calligraphy. Finally, Dong Qichang derived his own calligraphy art on the basis of predecessors. His calligraphy is elegant and beautiful, but his writing is vigorous and powerful. In the process of writing, the proper spacing is also maintained, and the pen tip flows freely, smoothly and correctly.
In calligraphy, Dong Qichang is especially good at running script, cursive script and regular script. In the aspect of running script, he left some representative works, such as Bai Juyi's Pipa and On the Book of Harmony. The elegant and romantic font is his unique charm in running script cultivation. Dong Qichang's calligraphy was not only famous at that time, but also greatly appreciated and respected by later generations. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong liked Dong Qichang's calligraphy art very much. Emperor Kangxi even praised Dong Qichang's running script and cursive script, claiming that his accomplishments and talents in calligraphy were different. I have copied many praises, and my love is beyond words. Not only that, later historians and artists also fully and positively affirmed Dong Qichang's achievements in running script.