Linshu calligraphy

In ink painting, ink color is divided into five shades, namely, coke, thick, heavy, light and clear. This first depends on the quality of the ink used. Ink or ink essence is made from American "Qiyan" (made in Shanghai, with Tian Zi and Shouzi). ) it's just thick, thick, and it's hard to be light, let alone clear and vivid. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Tongzhi, the ink was only a few shades of coke, heavy and light, neither dark nor light.

Generally speaking, the colors of ink are as follows:

(a) Jiao Mo-that is, the developed ink is volatilized in the inkstone for a long time, and then used to draw extremely deep and prominent parts. It is a particularly dark part of the whole painting, black and shiny.

(2) Thick ink-refers to the blackness of ink, second only to Jiao Mo. Jiao Mo may be shiny, and thick ink looks dark and dull because of adding water.

(3) Heavy ink-this is for light ink. It contains more water than strong ink and is darker than light ink.

(4) Light ink-it turns gray after water is added, which is called light ink.

(5) Clear ink means that there are only some light gray shadows on the ink color, showing a vague image like morning mist and evening smoke.

Extended data

In the history of calligraphy, the late Ming Dynasty is the key to the development of calligraphy and Mohism. Dong Qichang, Wang Duo, Fu Shan and so on. , expanding the ink realm of calligraphy, which is refreshing.

Dong Qichang's calligraphy embodies a mysterious and elegant ink color; Wang Duo and Fu Shan are addicted to strange pens, boldly use ink, are thirsty for pens, and let their feelings flow freely.

In short, from the exploration of ink color change, we can get a glimpse of the development of China's calligraphy: from abandoning ink color to choosing ink color, from thick ink to light ink to rhyme, from thick but not stagnant, light but not timid to dripping ink, and rising to beyond words. The ink color change of calligraphy reflects the characteristics of the times in the development of calligraphy from one side.

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