Art history of China

The history of China's calligraphy can be divided into several stages. Generally speaking, Yan Zhenqing in the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as a dividing point, which was called "the evolution period of calligraphy style" before and "the evolution period of style" later. In the evolution of calligraphy style, the main trend of calligraphy development is the evolution of calligraphy style, and the display of calligrapher's artistic style is often linked with calligraphy style. When the style changes, there is no need to create a new font. So calligraphers put forward the idea of "respecting meaning". The "style of writing" is fixed, while the "meaning" is alive, further strengthening the author's main role. (1) Calligraphy in Song Dynasty: Calligraphy in Song Dynasty attached great importance to meaning, which was caused by Zhu Da's advocacy of Neo-Confucianism. The connotation of thought includes four points: first, philosophical, second, bookish, third, stylized and fourth, artistic expression, which is also the intermediary of individuality and originality in calligraphy creation. These are all reflected in calligraphy. If respecting the law in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties is the embodiment of seeking' work', then in the Song Dynasty, calligraphy began to appear in front of the world with a new look of respecting meaning and expressing emotion. In other words, calligraphers should not only have two levels of "nature" and "hard work", but also have "learning", that is, "bookish", so that northern Song Sijia can change the face of Tang Kai. Direct promotion and calligraphy heritage. No matter Cai Xiang and Su Dongpo, who are talented and innovative, or Huang Tingjian and Mi Fei, who are looking up to the ancients, they all strive to show their calligraphy style and highlight an unconventional posture, so that the learning atmosphere is gloomy and sandy between pen and ink, giving people a new aesthetic mood, which is in Wuyou of the Southern Song Dynasty. Fan Chengda, Zhu, Wen Tianxiang and other calligraphers have been further extended, but the knowledge and writing skills of the Southern Song Dynasty calligraphers can no longer be compared with those of the North. Calligraphers in Song Dynasty were represented by Su, Huang, Mi and Cai.