Among the calligraphers of the past generations, there is a group that cannot be ignored, they have excellent talents and the best calligraphy learning resources in the world, as long as they use a little thought, they can write calligraphy to a height that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
Among the emperors of the past, it is recorded in the history of calligraphy that from Emperor Wu of Liang to Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, and Wu Zetian, to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor Wenzong of Tang, emperor Dezong of Tang, and then to Emperor Huizong and Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, were all masters of Hanmo.
Kangxi Xiaokai's Heart Sutra
In the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus attached great importance to Han culture and education, so among the princes of the Qing Dynasty, they were basically able to write a beautiful calligraphy, and among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, especially the calligraphy of the Kangxi Emperor was the best.
In today's Palace Museum in Beijing, there is a handwritten "Heart Sutra" by the Kangxi Emperor, which is exquisite, delicate and colorful, and the whole text is an extremely ornate blue background porcelain blue note on paper, and a golden Guanyin statue.
The Kangxi Emperor's "Heart Sutra" was written when he was 46 years old, and the ink used in the writing was made of pure gold and gold powder to make it extremely gorgeous, which was extremely valuable, graceful and luxurious, and a royal rich atmosphere!
The Heart Sutra was translated by Tang Xuanzang, a great translator of the Tang Dynasty, and the Heart Sutra became a must-create work for calligraphers of all generations because of the blessings of Tang Taizong and the prosperity of Buddhist culture in the Tang Dynasty. Almost all of the Tang masters of calligraphy were more or less influenced by Buddhist thought.
According to historical records, many great calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty had their own "Heart Classics" that were good at writing styles, and the "Heart Classics" had great influence in the forest of books.
The Heart Sutra has a total of 26 crosses, and its beautiful words and profound Buddhist principles are the core of The wisdom of Dacheng Buddhism, and it is also an important entry path for ordinary people to practice Buddhism, and has been known as the "King of Mantras" for generations.
After the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty entered the Customs, starting from the Shunzhi Emperor, almost every emperor believed in Buddhism, and even in the later years of the Shunzhi Emperor, there was a legend of "renunciation", and the Kangxi Emperor was the same, and often claimed to be the embodiment of the Infinite Life Buddha, and the scriptures copied in his life were not counted.
In the Yongzheng period, Tibetan Buddhism and inland Buddhism issued a certain degree of integration, the Yongzheng Emperor believed in Buddhism during his reign as a prince, and once became a monk in the Shaolin Temple, the Qianlong Emperor was even more devoted to Buddhism, and even after his death, in the Tombs of the Eastern Qing Dynasty, they were painted with Diamond Sutras and Buddhist statues, and even more so during the same light year, during cixi's reign, in his later years, he called himself Lafayette, and often copied scriptures.
The Kangxi Emperor copied this volume of the Heart Sutra, written in 1697 AD, this piece of Kangxi is 46 years old, written to congratulate The Fifty-seventh Birthday of Empress Renxian, so the paper used is a porcelain green note used by the court, and the ink used is also extremely luxurious.
From a calligraphic point of view, this volume of the Heart Sutra is extremely naturally written. The Kangxi Emperor was fond of the calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty Dong Qichang and was absorbed into the "Book of Dong" with the atmosphere of lightness and flushing. Thus presenting a kind of elegant atmosphere.