Seven character quatrains in slim gold style

Seven-character quatrains in thin gold style, the relevant content is as follows:

1. Seven-character quatrains

Seven-character quatrains are a genre of traditional Chinese poetry, referred to as Qijue belongs to the category of modern poetry. This poem has four lines, each line has seven words, and has strict metrical requirements in terms of rhyme and adhesion. The poetry style originated from the Yuefu song line of the Southern Dynasty or the Yuefu folk songs of the Northern Dynasty, or can be traced back to the folk songs of the Western Jin Dynasty. It was finalized and matured in the Tang Dynasty.

Representative works include Wang Changling's "Two Songs to Farewell Xin Jian at the Furong Tower", Li Bai's "Early Departure from Baidi City", Du Fu's "Jiangnan Meets the Year of Li Gui", and Li Shengjiao's "Reflections on Watching the Tide". "wait.

2. Genre History

Seven-character quatrain is a type of quatrain, referred to as Qijue. Its origin is not clear. People in the Ming and Qing Dynasties believed that Qijue originated from Xiao Gang, Yu Shinan or the Four Great Masters, which all refer to Qijue. Although Qijue was indeed dominated by Lüjue in its development process, like the Five Juees, the formation of Gujue preceded Lüjue.

Modern scholars at home and abroad generally tend to regard the Yuefu folk songs of the Northern Dynasties as the source of the seven-character ancient masterpiece. Some scholars also believe that the origin of Qiyan Ancient Jue can be traced back to the folk songs of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Although there were mature seven-character songs like Cao Pi's "Yan Ge Xing" during the Han and Wei dynasties, the earliest complete seven-character and four-sentence style appeared in the ballads of the Western Jin Dynasty. This is the line-by-line rhyme of "Yuzhou Elders Singing for Their Ancestors": "Fortunately, I have escaped being held prisoner, and I have met my loving father in the morning. I have forgotten my work and amused myself with preserved wine, so how can I sing songs and dance with my thoughts?"

3. Thin Gold Script

Thin Gold Script, also known as "Thin Gold Script" and "Crane Script", is a type of regular script. It was written by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1082~1135) Created. Zhao Ji's regular script absorbed the styles of Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji, Xue Yao in the Tang Dynasty and Huang Tingjian in the Song Dynasty, and made slight changes on the basis of their calligraphy to form the "thin gold style".

The representative works of Song Huizong's "thin gold style" include "Thousand-Character Text in Regular Script" (collected by the Shanghai Museum), "Poetry of Hefang", etc. The "thin gold body" brush strokes are strong and sharp, the pen tip is heavy, the strokes are thin and vigorous, and the strokes are plump and free, making it unique. Today's "Fake Song Style" also evolved from "Skinny Gold Style".

Song Huizong’s "Qing Bamboo Picture" was sold for 16.1 million yuan at the Beijing Poly 2021 Spring Auction. Yue Ke of the Southern Song Dynasty called the "thin gold body" in Baozhenzhai Fa Shulu: "The golden strands are wonderful, thinner than a hair. It is almost as good as the magical work of ghosts. It is more amazing than the thin hair of a hair." Chi Changchi said in "The Thin Gold Body". The "Skinned Golden Body" was praised in "Yu Shi": "Thin and hard, it connects the spirit, like cut jade.