"Sacrifice to a Nephew" is a calligraphy work written by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, in 758 AD. Together with Preface to Lanting and Huangzhou Cold Food Post, it is called "the three largest running scripts in the world" and is known as "the second running script in the world". The running script of "Sacrificing a Nephew Manuscript" is 20.8 cm long and 75.5 cm wide, with 23 lines and 234 words. This is a work written by Yan Zhenqing with great sadness. The work itself does not have much "calligraphy skills", but the words in the whole work show the author's grief and indignation incisively and vividly.
Calligraphy works written with such true feelings are rare in the history of calligraphy in China. Therefore, The Draft for Sacrificing a Nephew is a literary and calligraphy work with great historical and artistic value.
The Creative Background of "A Manuscript for Sacrificing a Nephew"
In the 14th year of Tianbao reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (755), An Lushan rebelled and "An Shi Rebellion" broke out. Yan Zhenqing, the prefect of Pingyuan, contacted him from his brother Yan Gaoqing, the prefect of Changshan, to fight against the rebels. In the first month of the following year, the rebel Shi Siming captured Changshan, Yan Gaoqing and his youngest son were arrested and killed one after another, and Yanshi's family was killed more than 30 times. In the first year of Tang Suzong (758), Yan Zhenqing ordered the first skeleton to be brought back to Hebei. When he was writing a composition, he was full of sadness and anger. He couldn't help writing this manuscript in one go.
Look at its composition, "Sacrificing a Nephew" is willful, ingenious and natural. First, the dense, slender, elegant and charming style against the "two kings" has become generous and natural. Between the lines, the spirit changes with the mood, regardless of work, unintentional is especially good, and circle point alteration can be seen everywhere. Its composition is natural, without carving, and it is completely completed under the influence of emotions, giving people a huge space for daydreaming.
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