? Zhao Mengfu was famous for his calligraphy and painting all his life, especially his calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, painting. He studied Wei and Jin Dynasties, knew the brushwork of "Two Kings", and studied Li Beihai at the same time, which was very calm and solemn in Li Beihai. His calligraphy is elegant, mellow, elegant and graceful, and is called "Zhao Ti" by later generations. He left a lot of books in his life, especially in his letter opening and behavior. Among the regular script, the monument to Danba written by him at the age of 63 is the most wonderful, and it is called "the ancient spirit is unparalleled, and the product is the first".
The Danba Monument is called the Monument to the Supreme Master Zhao Guang of longxing temple Dajue Puci, which was written by Zhao Mengfu in the third year of Yuanyou (13 16). The monument to Danba is a paper book with Wu Si bars, which is 33.6 cm long and 1.66 cm wide. This post was written in one go, pure stippling, without any slack. The whole article is basically written in the form of opening letters or lines. Throughout the story, the upper and lower veins are connected, flowing naturally, and the "two kings" come down in one continuous line. The font is open and stretched, the stippling is refined and calm, the mistress is frank and sincere, and the spirit is exhausted. On the basis of inheriting the brushwork of "two kings", the whole work obviously pays attention to the meaning of calmness and happiness. In structure, Li Beihai's solemn and heavy attitude is mostly adopted, which is mellow and elegant. The opening part is basically pure block letters, and there is a small amount of cursive script at the end of the article, which shows the time flow of the whole creation from rules to freedom, and also plays a role in regulating the disadvantages of regular script. Yang Xian, a man of A Qing Dynasty, commented in this article: "If you use a pen to save the wind, your strength will become old and healthy. If you are strong and correct, you will see twice as much. "
"Danbabei" has a beautiful font, rigorous statutes and bright spirits. Microscopically, it can be said that writing with the intention of the pen first, following the brushwork, closing the front of the pen and frustrated the turning point are all bones and muscles; External plastic, gentle and elegant; Look inside, iron painted silver hook. Although his pen has no ups and downs, it is quite changeable, and it can be said that it is unusual to show it skillfully in a peaceful state. Its structure is Li Beihai, with lines in the middle of letters, flat square, open up and down, and uniform structure and density; The range of strokes and strokes is small, smooth and rich, and it is unique and detached in solemnity and regularity, which is extremely "free from vulgarity" and gives people a pleasing artistic enjoyment. In addition, the use of ink in "Danba Monument" is basically a unified and appropriate method of using ink, perhaps because it is necessary to engrave the monument and seal the script, so it is not suitable to show the change of dark, dry and fat ink color. After the volume, there are inscriptions by Yao, Yang Xian, Pan Zuyin, Wang, Wang, Yang Shoujing, Xu Naipu and the collection mark.
Attached are some screenshots of "Danba Monument" for everyone to understand his pen and calligraphy style: