From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the beginning of the People's Liberation period, there was a book of calligraphy that was very popular in the folk, it was neither Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface", nor Ouyang Qian's "Jiucheng Palace", but a large letter signed zhao Mengfu's "Four Hours of Reading Music".
Step back 50 to 100 years or more, when many people's calligraphy initiation began with this poster.
DaKai "Four Hours of Reading Music" appreciation
In fact, as long as you have read a few of Zhao Mengfu's posters, it is easy to make a judgment: it is very similar to Zhao Mengfu, but it is definitely not Zhao Mengfu. It should be written by posters, pretending to be Zhao's name.
In the Qing Dynasty, for a while Prince Cheng's fame was very great, so the signature of this poster became Prince Cheng
This poem "Four Hours of Reading Music" is a poem written by the Southern Song Dynasty poet Weng Sen, the poems are easy to understand, the intention is good, and the poem written by Dakai is a good calligraphy enlightenment textbook. In ancient times, there were many people who wrote well, but their fame was not enough, so they came up with the idea of borrowing calligraphy celebrities to "sell" their own words, the purpose of which was only to enlighten their children and support their families.
Although the "Four Hours of Reading Music" written by the ancients is not comparable to Zhao Mengfu and Prince Cheng, the strokes are clean, the structure is dignified, and it is also a good post for the primary selection of calligraphy. Nowadays, people often take the Fa, but it is suitable for people with good foundation and high understanding, and for most people, a "Four Hours Reading Music" is much more useful than Yan Liuou.
Huang Ziyuan
Huang Ziyuan's "Four Hours of Reading Music"
Li
Li Hongzhang's "Four Hours of Reading Music"