Xue Ji (678-742), a native of Fenyin, Hedong, is the grandson of Wei Zheng and the great-grandson of the poet Xue Daoheng.
Xue Ji's calligraphy works have not been handed down from generation to generation, and his calligraphy is close to that of Chu Suiliang, and it combines the calligraphy of Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang. Therefore, Xue Ji's calligraphy is a bit vigorous in studying beauty. Xue Ji, together with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Ou Yangxun, was called the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty.
Yukime (AD 649-7 13) was born in Fenyin, Zhou Pu (now Wanrong, Shaanxi). He is Wei Zhi's nephew, the official does not go to the ministers, and the prince is named Xue Shaobao.
He studied Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang in calligraphy, which is Chu's high foot. Tang people said: "You can buy it without losing its virtue", which shows that he is "sharp and refined". "Postscript of Guang Chuan" said that he "inherited his blood and kissed Chu. As for using a thin pen, it is self-contained. " This is the origin of Song Huizong's thin gold book. There is a monument to nobuyuki Zen master handed down from generation to generation.
In August of the second year of Tang Shenlong (AD 706), the Albatross Monument was written by Tang Lizhen and Xue. The original stone has been lost for a long time, only one collection of He Jiu in Qing Dynasty, 1800 words.
This tablet is thin and vigorous, and it is the first tablet in Song Huizong. The Dutch government of the Qing Dynasty said, "The beauty of the pen is nothing more than exaggeration, although it suits the Qing people's wishes. This monument obviously draws on the characteristics of Li Chu's books and has an elegant charm. In particular, the slight curve and light hook of the vertical method are purely Chu Shu's face, but they reveal their own style between the ups and downs of the pen, which is a good Tang Jie.
Introduction to Xue Ji
Brief introduction of Yukime, Yukime was born in Zhou Pu, Shaanxi Province in the 23rd year of Tang Zhenguan. Yukime's family background was very prominent at that time. His great-grandfather was Xue Daoheng, a famous literary master when the Tang Dynasty was founded, and his grandfather was Wei Zhi, a loyal minister who dared to speak out. Such a family made Xue Ji accept the influence of cultural etiquette when he was a teenager, and he was born with a writer's instinct.
Yukime's profile is the growth history of a young genius. Once he went to his grandfather's house to play, and accidentally found the original work of Chu Suiliang, a great calligrapher, in the library. He was suddenly attracted by this elegant brushwork, so he began to copy and soon became a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Later, he began to copy the works of the great calligraphers Ou Yangxun and Yu Shinan at that time, and integrated his own understanding of calligraphy, becoming one of the most outstanding calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. Until the later period of his works, he innovated his brushwork and combined the skills in painting to create his own calligraphy style. At this time, he has completely surpassed the times and opened the precedent of "thin gold" brushwork in later generations. Most of the introductions to Xue Ji by later generations are painters and calligraphers. In fact, he is first of all a scholar and a man with lofty ideals who is determined to hide in the city. He painted the most famous crane, and the life like a wild crane in the idle clouds was the most desirable day for Yukime. Therefore, the cranes in his paintings are not traditional birthday greetings, but often have vivid expressions and look at all sentient beings with arrogant eyes, as if they were about to fly out of this world at any time. At that time, his crane made it difficult to find money.
As people say, desire can never be easily satisfied. According to Xue Ji's profile, he is a talented writer and artist, but he is a failed politician, and finally he was defeated in the political struggle and ended in a fatal ending.
Characteristics of Xue Ji's calligraphy
Xue Ji, born in Fenyin, Zhou Pu (now Wanrong, Shaanxi) in 649, was a famous painter and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty in China. Yukime's official position is does history, prince Shaobao, and he was named Duke Xiang of Jin. Yukime believes in Confucianism and Taoism. Yukime is brilliant. He is good at calligraphy and painting. Then let's talk about the characteristics of Xue Ji's calligraphy.
Yukime's running script and regular script are excellent and have been appreciated by many people. Du Fu once read Xue Ji's calligraphy, and he admired him very much. Du Fu only read the inscription on Xue Ji's temple, saying that his calligraphy is very strong, and praised Xue Ji in the poem "Looking at Xue Shaobao's Painting and Calligraphy Wall": "Look up and look down, it will not collapse, nor will it collapse. The three words are depressed and the dragons are entangled. " Dong Jie and others all expressed great appreciation to Xue Ji. Being appreciated by these great men shows that Xue Ji's calligraphy is really superior.
Today, in Xue Ji's calligraphy, there is a "Xinyi Zen Master Tablet", which was created in the second year of Tang Shenlong. Only the rubbings of the Song Dynasty collected by He in the Qing Dynasty have been handed down to this day, and this manuscript has also flowed into Japan and is kept in Otani University in Kyoto, Japan. This is the representative work of Xue Ji's calligraphy. Xue Ji's calligraphy has been passed down from generation to generation, and few can be passed down to this day. Therefore, Xue Ji's "Nobuyuki Zen Master Monument" is very valuable.
Xue Ji's calligraphy is characterized by a delicate charm, especially the vertical pen, slight curvature and light hook, which is pure like Chu calligraphy. Moreover, the thickness of his pen and his mastery of the structure are very appropriate, and he has his own unique style in the ups and downs of his pen. Xue Ji's calligraphy is a masterpiece.