"Yan Ti" refers to Yan Zhenqing's regular script, which is characterized by a square and dense structure, light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes, strong writing power, tall, straight, open and vigorous.
"Yan style" was created by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Liu Gongquan, it is called "Yan Liu", and there is a saying of "Yan Jin Liu Gu". Yan Zhenqing created a unique realm of calligraphy with "Yan style" in the history of calligraphy.
Yan Zhenqing is best at running script and regular script. He also created his own Yan style and is famous for his exquisite calligraphy. As famous as Yan Zhenqing is Liu Gongquan. Liu Gongquan is famous for his regular script. His pen is balanced, thin and hard, with strong bones, while Yan Zhenqing's pen is fat and fat.
However, although the calligraphy is thick, it still has a rich and full feeling, and the overall style is dignified and respectful. Yan Zhenqing's regular script is perfect yet sinewy, with strong writing power and calm momentum, and the overall momentum is majestic.
Looking closely at Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy, his regular script changed the style of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy practice, his family was in poverty. He did not have paper and pen to practice calligraphy, so he dipped his pen in yellow mud water to practice calligraphy on the wall, and began to practice calligraphy. During this period, he studied Chu Suiliang and later studied again.