From ancient times to the present, there are various ways to hold a pen. According to the textual research of the late famous calligrapher Mr. Sha Menghai from the writing posture of the writers in ancient paintings, the ancients wrote China's calligraphy with three-fingered calligraphy.
Three-finger writing
Because people at that time were sitting cross-legged on the ground, and some were still kneeling on the ground with their hips on their knees. At that time, there were no benches or tables, only machines such as coffee tables, because the machines were very low and you had to hang your hands when writing. This law spread to Japan and has been used ever since.
At the end of the last generation, tables, chairs and benches became popular, and living habits changed accordingly, and the writing method became five-grid writing.
Su Dongpo, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, still writes with three fingers. At that time, someone pointed out that his writing was wrong, but he said that "there is no fixed method for writing, and it should be empty and wide", that is to say, there is no certain standard method for writing, as long as the palm of your hand is empty, it will be handy.
Another example is the tube-holding method, which uses the palm of your hand to grasp the pen and write.
There are many ancient writing methods, but they are widely used. It can also be said that the five-finger writing method of "press, press, hook, push and reach" was generally accepted at that time.
When we first learn calligraphy, the first thing we learn is the correct posture of holding the pen. For those who enroll in some courses, the teacher may be serious. However, you may need some friends who have taught themselves calligraphy to inquire about it, but after inquiring about it, I found many statements. In fact, the so-called correct pen holding posture in modern calligraphy learning refers to the "five-finger pen holding method".
Five finger grip
Simply put, five fingers have their own uses.
When the thumb holds the pen, it should exert a pressing force, and the direction of the force is the middle part of the index finger and the middle finger.
When the index finger holds the pen, a hook force is generated, and the direction of the force is the direction of the thumb.
The middle finger holds the pen tube wrapped in the first and second sections of the pen, and the third finger can actually hold the pen.
Nameless and pinky play a stable role.
After talking about their respective uses, we learn the correct pen holding posture according to a set of correct pen holding posture diagrams. If you are a friend who has already written a brush, you may naturally pick up the pen, but for a friend who uses a brush for the first time, it is relatively easier to learn according to the following.
1. The right hand extends out of the palm of your hand, the four fingers are naturally close together, and the thumb is naturally upward.
2. naturally bend the nameless little finger of the middle finger of the right hand, and naturally bend slightly.
3. Hold the pen in the left hand directly at the middle finger and ring finger, and hold the pen vertically in the right hand.
4. Press the pen tube with your thumb and feel the function of the fingers we mentioned above.
If you often learn to write a brush, your fingers will get used to holding the pen in a few days, and you may feel uncomfortable in the early stage. You only need to master the position and strength of a few fingers and you can learn it with a little practice. This is the correct posture for us to hold the pen today.