Chen Guo's Personal Works

In the third year of Zheng De (1508), the imperial court chose to try calligraphy, and hundreds of people from all over the country took the exam, with Chen Guo taking the first place. During the Jiajing period, he was promoted to the post of Zhongshu in Wuying Hall (the official name of the cabinet in Ming and Qing Dynasties, in charge of document writing). Since then, Chen Guo's calligraphy reputation has become famous in Beijing. Please rewrite the plaque of Langmiao Famous Hall; Noble family, huge room, self-righteous not rich, all want to collect his books; Chen Guo's poems, paintings and calligraphy are called "Three Musts" by experts, so there are countless books all over the world.

Chen Guo's works are more famous, and his ink version of "Cao Yun Bian Ti" is treasured in the palace. In the 12th year of Wanli (1584), Emperor Zongshen wrote a preface in his own hand: "Chen Guo, a Korean calligrapher, compiled" Distinguishing the Style of Grass Rhyme ",which was prepared from Han Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty. Pronunciation is based on the word system, words are based on the class, and the main name is written next to it for easy browsing. Therefore, those who are good at books are ordered to copy again and pay. I saw clouds rolling and clouds spreading, beads on the wall, running through the Han Road, and being sent in the sea of pens ... Since its cursive script, it has been outstanding. " There are also similar stone tablets such as Eight Points, The Collection of Two Kings, A Hundred Rhymes of Grass, Four-body Thousand-character Text, Song of the Same Ascension, and Preface of the Same Ascension Meeting. Among them, Si Ti Qian, Wen Zi Ge, Tong Sheng Preface are linked with the horizontal plaques of "Following Heaven" and "Being a Small Gankun", which have been preserved by Linyi County Cultural Center.

Since the "Four Mention Qian Wen" was carved on a stone, people in Korea and abroad are proud of it. Zan Xu commented on his "True" volume: "The theory of regular script in ancient and modern times was the first to promote Ou Yangxun's" Jiucheng Palace Post ".Today, Chen Guo's" Thousands of True Books "plays an important role in Europe, which is true but not miscellaneous, just and flat, with silver hooks and iron paintings, warm and shiny; Yan Yi has a strict manner and a clean image. Even if he put it in the European post, it's hard to tell whether it's true or not. If you want to learn regular script, you should learn Chen Guo. " Xu Shanxi commented on his "Grass" volume and said: "It is famous for calligraphy. People who like calligraphy bought Yan to copy this volume of cursive script for a thousand years, and people who copied rubbings were in an endless stream. This volume of stone carvings can be handed down from generation to generation with the stone carvings of calligrapher Zhiyong's "A Thousand Words in Cursive Script". " The evaluation of his "Li" volume is: "People who are famous for calligraphy exist in every era, but most people are only good at one. But Li's calligraphy is not only good, but also good in circulation. Chen Guo can be regarded as a master of calligraphy. It is not difficult to be famous, but it is difficult to pass it on. Chen Guo's stone scrolls can be passed down to future generations forever. " Du Nan commented on his seal script volume: "The Biography of Qin Zhou seems to have ancient laws, but after Xu Shen, it is far from ancient laws. Chen Guo was worried about this, so he corrected the wrong ones and the wrong ones, and distinguished the confused ones from the misinformed ones. He took out this volume of Thousand Articles of Seal Characters and put it on a stone. Ah! Throughout the ages, ancient words have been passed down, and six meanings are clear. Guo Zhi's post is not only a legendary feat. In Cao Zi Chao reprinted by Shanghai Ancient Books Bookstore 1987, there is a preface by Zhao Sidao in Qing Dynasty: "Shu Cao Yun is a former calligrapher in China, slightly different." What's more, the ingenious thinking is guided first, such as "Hundred Schools of Thought", which is probably earlier than Guo's cursive script, and is spread by. After Guo Caoshu, it was also a blueprint. "Guo's contribution to culture and art is enormous. His "travel" books, such as Song of the Same Ascension and Ascending Order, I think their fonts and pens are like pens, but their colors are restrained, their meanings are galloping and their charm is concise; His legal attainments are better than those of the two kings, elegant and neat, and his style is quiet, which can be used as an introduction for learners. Chen Guo's paintings include "A Wandering Volume of the Western Hills", poems and calligraphy, which are carefully collected in one painting. It is really a masterpiece that the "three musts" belong to one person. At that time, Chen Dongzhu, the emperor of Si Tuleideng, and Xu Shilong, the supervisor of Nanjing Official Department, were both highly respected and brilliant, but they envied Chen Guo's reputation and invited Chen Guo to visit Xishan together, which made people feel envious at that time. Therefore, Chen Guo wrote this book for fun. However, Chen Guo's paintings are covered by books, so few people talk about his paintings. Chen Guo likes reciting poems all his life, but few poems have been handed down. Deping County Records only contains three meta-poems and one song by Tong Sheng, which is really rare and worth collecting.