Yan Zhenqing is the only great calligrapher in the history of calligraphy in China who can keep pace with Wang Xizhi. He created? Face? , can be called regular script? Book saint? . Yan Zhenqing's regular script, like the sage standing on the temple, is dignified and graceful. Yan Zhenqing's cursive script matured earlier than his regular script, and it was more vivid and graceful, with heroic spirit of galloping, drawing swords and dancing, profound attainments, self-contained, harmonious without flowing, threatening without committing crimes. It is not only different from the running script of the Six Dynasties, but also different from Zhang Xu, Huai Su and Long Ben. Yan Zhenqing often melts regular script into cursive script, and uses centering, hidden front and turning front in line, so as to take the vigorous and extraordinary rise of strokes, get the fantastic flying of the font, turn the ink into dark and dry, and wield heroic spirit.
The art of calligraphy in Tang Dynasty emphasized the creation of personality and the expression of spirit while attaching importance to statutes. ? Law? Are you ready? Love? Venting is the two major tendencies of calligraphy style in Tang Dynasty. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Li Beihai, Liu Gongquan and others? Shangfa? And Zhang Xu, Huai Su and others? Still feeling? His masterpiece is a model of calligraphy style in Tang Dynasty, and Yan Zhenqing is the two poles.
There are not many cursive scripts handed down from generation to generation in Yan Zhenqing. According to Records of Yan Zhenqing, there are 38 candidates. The Complete Works of China's Calligraphy edited by Zhu Guantian? Yan Zhenqing * * * received 30 pieces (including ink and engraved posts). These works are available in all periods. Judging from the font, regular script and cursive script are mixed.
Yan Zhenqing's cursive script is highly praised by calligraphers and critics. Zhu Thought in Song Dynasty? It's really wonderful, the so-called gossamer in the sky, worm net wall? Think he has done both regular script and cursive script? More wonderful than God? The field of. Ming Xiangmu said:? Lu Gong's Grass is a true book with high accuracy and a collection of flying grasses with a long history. The so-called Excellence is not a person who goes with the flow. ?
Yan Zhenqing's most famous cursive script was praised by later generations? Three drafts? Manuscripts of "Sacrificing Nephew", "Sacrificing Uncle" and "Fighting for Seats", as well as poems by Liu Zhongtie, Huzhou, Cai Mingyuan and General Pei. The full name of the Manuscript for Sacrificing Nephew is the Manuscript for Sacrificing Nephew and Ji Ming, and the full name of the Manuscript for Sacrificing Uncle is the Manuscript for Sacrificing Uncle Haozhou, both of which are outstanding masterpieces of Yan Zhenqing. The postscript written by Xian Yushu, a great calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty, said:? Yan Zhenqing, Emperor Lu Gong of the Tang Dynasty, is the second best running script in the world (the first refers to Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting). ? Even Mi Fei in the Song Dynasty, who held a negative attitude towards Yan-style regular script, thought? Yan can teach calligraphy. ? When he commented on the manuscript for uncle, he thought it was? Strange books in the world? . These two drafts are original, unrestrained and have their own characteristics. Together with the manuscript of one seat, it is a perfect match and a rare artistic treasure in the world.
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Yan Zhenqing's "Sacrificing a Nephew" has been handed down from generation to generation (now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei) and even praised by later generations? Yan Shu is the best in the world? . This manuscript is very typical in both content and calligraphy. Its content background is, in? An Shi rebellion? At that time, twenty-four counties in Hebei collapsed one after another. Only Pingyuan County (now Lingxian County, Shandong Province), where Yan Zhenqing was the satrap, and Tangshan County (now Zhengding County, Hebei Province), where his cousin Yan Gaoqing was the satrap, were able to hold on to the rebellion and sent Gao Qing's third son, Yan Jiming, to contact between the two counties. Later, Yan Gaoqing outwitted the military stronghold Tumen and won a great victory. That is, the eldest son Yan was sent to Chang' an, presented with prisoners, reported good news, and requested reinforcements at the same time. Unexpectedly, in Taiyuan, the king intercepted and detained him, and the king changed the throne privately. According to his meritorious service, he did not help. Tangshan county was finally captured by the rebels because of lack of food. Gao Qing and Ji Ming were killed and sacrificed heroically. More than 30 people died in Yan's family by the sword and axe. It was not until Yan Zhenqing returned to Su Zong and cried the whole story that Gao Qing and his son were commended. ? An Shi rebellion? After the pacification, Yan Zhenqing sent his nephew Yan to Hebei to look for the remains of Gao Qing's father and son and their diaspora families, and only found his skull. Yan Zhenqing remembers his cousin as a loyal and brave man. When my father died, the nest fell on the egg? , pregnant? Caress destroys, shakes the heart and shakes the face? I wrote this eulogy with blood and tears. It is conceivable that at the time of writing, no matter how difficult the country is, family feuds all embrace his heart, and his feelings are fierce, regardless of the clumsy writing. His vertical strokes are bold, the ink color is thick, the brushwork is round and vigorous, and the brushwork is full of paper, which fully shows the author's strong feelings of grief and indignation. After reading the draft carefully, you can find that the story is calm at the beginning and the text is regular and round. Write? Thieves and ministers don't save? Later, grief and indignation filled my chest, and the font broke the reserved situation. Fonts and spacing are large and small, sometimes heavy, such as choking; Sometimes it is put vertically, such as a generous elegy. The number of errors and omissions is increasing gradually. Write? The soul knows that there are no long guests. Alas, are you still embarrassed? In a few words, I reached a very high level of unintentional reading and full of enthusiasm. The ups and downs of feelings are naturally revealed with the pen tip. This is because it is hard to accept the passionate and tragic feelings when writing, and the superb calligraphy art accumulated for a long time inadvertently comes out. Therefore, the manuscript is magnificent and heroic, with thrilling artistic appeal, without any affectation. This is the reason why the manuscript can't destroy its powerful artistic appeal even if it is smeared in many places. In Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Yan said in the postscript of "A Manuscript for Sacrificing a Nephew": If you live in the capital, you must taste the calligraphy of sages (Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy), thinking that it is better to speak simply than to write simply. Gao is an official, although it is a letter, but in the end it is a rope contract. Moreover, the drafting was unintentional, and what was forgotten was his heart and hands. It's so good to see this. ? That is to say, when writing regular script, it is more serious and easy to be restrained, while when writing cursive script, it is easy to show the author's superb calligraphy art. In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi not only studied Yan Shu, but also spoke highly of Yan Shu and admired his character. He said in the book Dongpo Ming:? I don't want to read Lu Gong's books, but I don't want to see his style. I don't want to be alone. If I see him fall in Qilu, I will be in awe. ? Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is the embodiment of his integrity. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy art was highly respected by people of all ages, and at the same time, his personality and morality were also highly respected, which is very reasonable.