Brushwork diagrams are instructional illustrations that often appear in many calligraphy tutorials or textbooks, and the reverse stroke is the first noun about brushwork that beginners come into contact with.
Today, I will talk about some of my views on the reverse of the letter from the epitaph of Zhang Heinu.
Epitaph of Zhang Heinu (partial)
The production of the counter-edge pen
Speaking of counter-sharp writing, it is necessary to talk about the evolution process of Chinese characters, oracle bones, golden scripts, seal books, Lishu, Kaishu, xingshu In the entire evolution process of Chinese character fonts, the formation of Kaishu is the influence of Lishu.
Transition from one font to another, the most obvious change in glyphs, the calligraphy of the calligrapher Zhong Xuan at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty has begun to show the shadow of the calligraphy, but it has the characteristics of a significant Lishu Pen, and his "Declaration Post" should be a typical representative of the transition from Lishu to Kaishu. It can be seen that the counter-sharp stroke of the letter is formed by the influence of the letter.
Epitaph of Zhang Heinu (partial)
The development of the counter-edged pen
Wang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher on the mainland, and he was also influenced by Zhong Xuan's calligraphy and copied his "Declaration Post". In Wang Xizhi's early calligraphy, it also has the characteristics of obvious calligraphy, which shows that the counter-sharp pen also influenced Wang Xizhi.
However, Wang Xi's middle and late works have completely lost the shadow of Lishu, so in his later works, he cannot see the writing rules of reverse front writing, Hidden Feng and other scripts. However, the rules of using the pen against the front of the letter have always affected the present.
Epitaph of Zhang Heinu (partial)
The drawbacks of counter-aggressive writing
Zhang Heinu's epitaph is the most representative inscription in Wei, from the inscription deduces that there is no shadow of the reverse front in his writing strokes, which can also show that the reverse front pen is not a fixed way of writing, which is the difference between it and Ouyang Qian's "Jiucheng Palace", so many people who study Tang Kai are easy to write in blocky letters.
Now, many people talk about calligraphy are opening their mouths and closing their mouths to return to the front, I think this is a misunderstanding in the study of calligraphy, the understanding of calligraphy and writing should be continuously improved in daily practice, and it is necessary to learn from the perspective of development, not always stay in a rigid concept. Do not understand this truth, want to write a good letter is difficult, practice to practice, write a stroke and stroke, and finally learn to draw or draw.