Calligraphy in Song Dynasty was inherited from Tang Dynasty and handed down to five generations, forming its own family. When paying attention to calligraphy, I bought and copied the ink of the ancient emperor Wang Mingxian, and ordered Wang to carve it into ten volumes and carve it with jujube wood, which is the "Chunhua Secret Pavilion Fa Tie". Later, it broke the restriction that existing books must be authentic, and also broke the previous regulations, paying special attention to interest and emphasizing subjective expression, thus opening up a new road.
Song Dynasty is an important period in the history of China's calligraphy development, especially in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, the calligraphy culture reached a peak. In terms of calligraphy style, the calligraphy in Song Dynasty has the characteristics of delicacy and delicacy, such as vigorous strokes, lofty verve, both form and spirit, magnificent beauty, majestic brushwork and slender and soft lines.
On the artistic features of calligraphy in Song Dynasty;
In Song Dynasty, the emphasis on meaning in calligraphy was the result of Zhu Da's advocacy of Neo-Confucianism. The connotation of meaning includes four points: first, it is philosophical; Double bookish; Triple stylization; Fourth, artistic expression, while mediating individuality and originality in calligraphy creation. These are all reflected in calligraphy. If there is interest in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, it is the embodiment of seeking a job.
Thus, in the Song Dynasty, calligraphy began to appear in front of the world with a lyrical new look. That is to say, besides nature and kung fu, calligraphers also need knowledge, that is, bookishness, so that northern Song Sijia can change the face of Tang Kai and directly follow the tradition of calligraphy. Calligraphers in Song Dynasty were represented by Su, Huang, Mi and Cai.