Speaking of Wang Xizhi's "sharp edge" brushwork, it is a manifestation of secularization in the "Orchid Pavilion Preface", while the "Feng Tangerine Thesis" more realistically preserves the ancient law of the great king. So, let's take a look at how Dong Qichang studied Wang Xizhi's "He Ru Ti" and "Feng Tangerine Ti" today.
"He Ru Ti" is a codex written by Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Line book, 3 lines, 27 words. The knot is thin and the dot painting is sharp. The ink in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, is a Tang Dynasty Xiangtuo ben filled in according to the double hook outline of the original work. Interpretation: Xi Zhibai: How is it that there is no judgment and that the dignity is better than the body? Late reply. Xi Zhongzhong is cold and rogue, looking for whiteness. Xi Zhibai.
Wang Xi's book "Feng Tangerine Thesis" is connected with "He Ru Ti" and "Ping An Ti". Interpretation: Three hundred oranges, the frost has not fallen, and it is not enough to get more.
Dong Qichang Linwang Xizhi's "He Ru Ti" and "Feng Tangerine The"
Dong Qichang (1555–1636) was a Ming Dynasty scholar. The character Xuan Zai (玄zai), a native of Huating (present-day Songjiang, Shanghai), was a native of Sibai and Xiangguang. Official Nanjing Rebbe Shangshu, died after Emperor Wenmin. He is good at painting landscapes and is an outstanding representative of the "Huating School". Advocating the "Southern and Northern Sects" theory, its paintings and painting theories had a great influence on the painting world in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Calligraphy in and out of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the heavenly machine overflows, the pen is clear and neutral, quiet and sparse; the use of ink is clean and clear, Wen Dun is light, the atmosphere is deep, and it is unique. Noh poetry. The surviving works include "Rongtai Collection", "Rongtai Beiji", "Painting Zen Room Essay", etc., engraved with "Xihongtang Thesis", "Yuyantang Post" and so on.
Dong Qichang is extremely diligent and has many ancient works. He had many intentions, and some people ridiculed him as a copy. But its pen is very strong and flying, and it is also very human. In this way, Wang Xizhi's "He Ru Ti" and "Feng Tangerine Thesis", the glyphs are good, the reflection is lively, and it is better than the original work.
Because most of the inkblots of Wang Xi are Tang facsimiles, the glyphs and the breath are sometimes suspected of being separated, and in such works, it is necessary to push the gestures and strokes in shape to restore their breath, so that it is called good learning. This is also one of the outstanding places of Dong Qichang Lingu. (Original title: "Dong Qichang Linwang Xizhi" (originally published in: Calligraphy Magazine) Author: Sun Jiafu)