Mi Fei (105 1 year-1107), formerly known as Kun, later renamed Kun, whose real name was Mi or Qian, was a native of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, and was then called Haiyue Waishi, also known as the descendants of Kun Xiong and Huo Zheng. Calligrapher, painter and painting theorist in Northern Song Dynasty, together with Cai Xiang, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, are also called "Song Sijia".
In Song Sijia, Su Shi's calligraphy is brilliant, and Huang Tingjian is the best era of cursive writing. Mi Fei used a variety of pens, which inherited and developed Jin people's brushwork, while Cai Xiang was famous for regular script. The Biography of Wen Yuan in the History of Song Dynasty commented on Mi Fei's calligraphy: Bi's calligraphy is particularly wonderful, and Shen Fei's and his brushwork are both excellent.
Kang Youwei once said: "Tang Yan structure, Song Shang is interesting." Calligraphers in Song Dynasty emphasized interest and individuality, and Mi Fei showed outstanding performance in this respect. In Mi Fei's calligraphy, the running script achieved the greatest success. Later, in the Southern Song Dynasty, Mi Fei's running script was often used as a reference for seal cutting, which had far-reaching influence. At that time, Mi Fei's calligraphy and painting art were also loved by the then emperor Song Huizong.
In history, there have been such records. Mi Fei was invited by Song Huizong into the palace to learn from each other. Once, when Mi Fei was writing in Youlong, he suddenly wanted to vomit and shouted, "Emperor, spittoon!" As soon as he opened his mouth, the eunuchs and maids around him were worried. You know, the emperor's ninth five-year plan, how is it possible to send you a sputum pot?
Isn't this a lump on the tip of the knife? Who knows, instead of being angry, Song Huizong smiled and handed him a sputum jar. This shows that Mi Fei's calligraphy and painting attainments are very high, and Song Huizong can be said to be an avid fan of Mi Fei.
It is worth noting that among Mi Fei's many works, his Shu Su Tie is the best. Shu Su Tie was written in Yuan You's third year (1088) at the age of 38, which was the peak of his calligraphy art. Although Shu Su Tie was written in Wu Si's column, it didn't hinder its momentum. It is frank and free, bold and changeable. In particular, the writing of these two poems, antique, began with running script, and later became more and more free and easy.
As the saying goes, Miffy's pen is unpredictable. Mi Fei's Shu Su Tie has become "the eighth largest running script in the world" and has been circulating for more than 900 years. Enlarged by modern technology, we can see the changing characteristics of Mi Fei's brushwork, which is amazing and worthy of being the best running script.
Mi Fei's Shu Su Tie was collected by Dong Qichang, Wang, Fu Heng and others, and now it is in the National Palace Museum.