In the long history of art, many precious works have been produced, but these works can be preserved very few, coupled with the experience of various wars, resulting in the loss of many precious art masterpieces overseas, so far can be admired by the Chinese people can be described as rare.
The earliest authentic works preserved in the history of calligraphy can be traced back to Lu Ji's "Ping Fu Ti", the original paintings can be traced to the "You Chun Tu", and then from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the authentic works are getting less and less. In history, the use of calligraphy was generally for the mutual singing and harmony between literati, self-dispatch, venting emotions, etc., and the overall works were mainly small character works, including the "Thesis" with the "Two Kings" line. The big characters learned by today people almost began in the Song and Yuan dynasties.
▲ Zhang Jizhi's "Huayan Jing" partial appreciation
In the history of Calligraphy in the Song Dynasty, there is such a large-character calligraphy work, this work can be called "the most expensive calligraphy in history", this work was once auctioned in Beijing Poly 2016 autumn auction "Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Night Show", with a high of 63.25 million yuan sold, setting a record for the highest auction in the whole field! If the valuation has reached hundreds of millions of yuan by now! This fragment of the Huayan Jing, which is only a few hundred words, is the work of Zhang Jizhi, a great calligrapher of the Southern Song Dynasty!
And it also has a large-character work, which is of great value, and is enshrined as a "national treasure" by the Forbidden City, which is a classic that future generations cannot miss when learning large-character calligraphy! This work is Zhang Jizhi's "Du Fu Drama for shuangsong tu song".
▲ Zhang Jizhi's "Du Fu Drama for the Song of Shuangsong Tu" is a long volume
"Du Fu Opera is a Song of Shuangsong Tu", on paper, 33.8×1196cm, collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing.
"Du Fu Opera for Shuangsong Tu Song" is Zhang Jizhi's late drunken work, and the calligraphy is vigorous and powerful. Later generations called him "able to smell the world with noh books", "the big characters are elegant and vigorous, and the fine books are especially handsome and extraordinary".
This volume is full of big characters, full of energy, vigorous and majestic, and sometimes dangerous.
Zhang Jizhi, together with Lu You, Fan Chengda and Zhu Xi, is known as the "Four Greats of the Southern Song Dynasty", and together with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he constructs the cornerstone of the entire Song Dynasty calligraphy! He was also admired by the emperor for his good characters, and served as the crown prince Taifu (from Yipin).
His calligraphy is not only famous for its large characters, but also for its small kai, which is also very famous, and is known as "the first person of Xiao Kai in the Song Dynasty!" "His calligraphy was strict and his penmanship was dangerous, which had a great influence on the book world at that time, and the northern Jin people also followed their bodies.
In terms of writing and knotting, few people can achieve the ideal state of expectation. Therefore, the book circles of successive generations have recognized that "big characters are difficult to be wonderful", "difficult since ancient times", and "rare effect".
However, Zhang Jizhi's Gong Kai Shu, especially good at list books and large characters, is cherished by the world, and has been purchased by the Jin people at a heavy price, and the monumental carvings are scattered on the left side of the river, which shows that Zhang Jizhi's calligraphy is extraordinary.
For people who do not have a deep understanding of calligraphy, they always think that there is some "jianghu qi", on the surface, the font is strange and crazy, with a sinister pen, knot sophistry, many people can't understand, but in the eyes of people who really have artistic perception, his words are very spiritual, bone strength, vivid and bright, refreshing and unconventional, is a classic work of art!
An Shifeng commented on his words in "Merlin's Quick Affair": "The Book of Liliao, the old people denounced it as evil. Commenting on his writing now, it is not strange to have a heart, but like his bosom, the original is contrary to the customs, and he does not know that there is a pleasing circle, and the steepness can be frightening. Since the opening of the heavens, there are thousands of different things, why can't the monogram method be left to chance? ”
Although there is a saying in the book world that "big characters are difficult to write", Zhang Jizhi's big characters "Jin Jian Xiong" have been so popular for more than 800 years, which is enough to see his profound calligraphy skills!
The "History of Song" records: "Zhang Jizhi smelled the world with his Nengshu. Not only in a corner of the Southern Song Dynasty, but even as far north as the Jurchens asked for his calligraphy.
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After watching Zhang Jizhi's "Du Fu Opera for the Song of Shuangsong Tu", do you like his big-character calligraphy? Say your point in the comments section!