The writing method of the character "Fang" in running script is
Running script is a general term, which is divided into two types: running regular script and running cursive script. It was developed on the basis of regular script and is a font between regular script and cursive script. It was created to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the difficulty of identifying cursive script. "Xing" means "walking", so it is not as sloppy as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script. In essence, it is the cursiveization of regular script or the regularization of cursive script. Those with more regular script than cursive script are called "Xing Kai", and those with more cursive script than regular script are called "Xing Cao". Running script is both highly practical and artistic, while regular script is a text symbol that is highly practical but relatively lacking in artistry. In comparison, cursive script is highly artistic but relatively lacking in practicality.
The origin of writing
1. According to Zhang Huaiguan's "Shujuan": "The calligrapher was created by Liu Desheng of Yingchuan in the later Han Dynasty. It was a small correction of the original script, so it was simple. It’s called running script.” From this we know that “running script” is a font transformed from “official script”.
2. According to Wang Sengqian's "Able to Write Names of People in Ancient Times": "Zhong Yao's books have three types: the first is the book inscribed on stone, which is the most wonderful; the second is the charter book, which is passed down to secretaries and teaches in elementary schools. The third one is called Xingwen Shu. Hedong Wei Kaizi adopted Zhang Zhi's method and used Kaifa's method to make a draft. "From this we know that Xingwen's script is also called Xingwen's script. It originally developed from the signing of paintings by painting dealers. Those who heard from each other refer to writings, letters and the like.
The running script appeared at about the same time as the eight-point regular script, and its form is also very close to the eight-point regular script and later official script. In the late Han Dynasty, running script was not widely used. It was not until the emergence of Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty that it became popular. Wang Xizhi most perfectly combined its practicality and artistry. This created the Southern School calligraphy art that has shined through the ages and became the most influential school in the history of calligraphy.
Writing characteristics
1. Characteristics of pen usage: Running script is a calligraphy style between regular script and cursive script. Those who write more freely and freely, closer to cursive script, are called Xingcao; those who write more upright and steady, closer to regular script, are called Xingkai.
2. Structural features: both large and small. That is, each character appears in different sizes, and the pens of a character are connected to each other. The connections between characters are both real and intentional, broken and connected, and they echo each other.
Representative Figures
The most famous representative work of running script is the "Lanting Preface" written by Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The predecessors described his majestic calligraphy as "a dragon leaps over the Tianmen, a tiger lies on the Phoenix Tower" Strong and handsome, he is praised as "the best running script in the world".
The "Nephew Memorial Manuscript" written by Yan Zhenqing in the Tang Dynasty was so vigorous and unrestrained that the ancients rated it as "the second running script in the world". Su Shi's "Huangzhou Cold Food Post" is known as "the third running script in the world". The famous representative work in regular script is "Lushan Temple Stele" by Li Yong of the Tang Dynasty, which is smooth and plump.
There are also Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu, Xian Yushu, and Kang Lixixi in the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming, Dong Qichang, Li Daiwen, and Wang Duo in the Ming Dynasty. Liu Yong and He Shaoji in the Qing Dynasty, Yu Youren, Qi Gong, Li Zhimin, Sha Menghai, Zhang Xin, etc. in modern times are all good at running calligraphy or cursive writing, and many works have been handed down to the world.
Learning points
1. Get rid of the rules of regular script; 2. Copy carefully; 3. Read posts; 4. Practice diligently.