Calligraphy, after thousands of years of development and evolution, has sublimated from its original practical function to a unique art, which has been loved and admired by people for thousands of years. Generations of literati and inkers have also constantly given it a profound connotation with poetic language, making people feel the charm of calligraphy beauty more and more.
Historically, many calligraphers have written the word "Changshan". Today, Xiaobu takes you to know the "Changshan" written by these calligraphers.
Yan Zhenqing
Famous courtier and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite, and he is good at doing and writing. Its orthodox letters are dignified and majestic, and the writing is vigorous, creating the "Yan Body" script, which has a great influence on future generations. The handwriting includes "Self-Confession", "Sacrifice Nephew Manuscript" and so on.
Manuscript of the Sacrifice of the Nephew
The Manuscript of sacrifice to the nephew is also known as the manuscript of the sacrifice of the nephew Jiming. Yan Zhenqing wrote when she was 50 years old. Count 25 lines, total 230 words. This article recounts the fact that the father and son of Changshan Taishou Yan Gaoqing stepped forward and resolutely resisted during the rebellion in An Lushan, so that "the father trapped the son and died, and the nest overturned". The text mentions "Changshan" twice, although this "Changshan" refers to Changshan in Hebei, but the word "Changshan" written by everyone in calligraphy gives us a sense of intimacy to the appreciation and reading of Changshan people.
Partial illustration of the Manuscript of the Sacrifice of the Nephew
The "Sacrifice of the Nephew Manuscript" is full of emotions between the pens, the calligraphy is magnificent, and the longitudinal pen is bold, and it is completed in one go. Although the manuscript is written in a hurry, it is still methodical, rhythmic, and structured. The ups and downs of its strokes, the sense of breath in the contrast between thick and light, and its vertical aesthetic of being grounded in the sky are all sources of charm. The Manuscript of the Sacrifice of the Nephew is therefore also known as the "Second Book of heaven".
"Yan Family Temple Monument" rubbing
"Yan Family Temple Stele" was composed by Yan Zhenqing when he was seventy-two years old, with strong pen strength and dense knots. Contrary to the style of the early Tang Dynasty, his calligraphy is based on the pen of the seal, turning thin and hard into plump and majestic, the knot is broad and magnificent, the bone strength is vigorous and the spirit is awe-inspiring, this style also reflects the prosperous demeanor of the Tang Empire, and is in line with his noble personality, which is a classic example of the combination of calligraphy beauty and personality beauty. "Yan Family Temple Stele" is a typical work of "Yan Body" and the last masterpiece in Yan Zhenqing's inscription.
Rice dumplings
Northern Song Dynasty calligrapher, painter, calligraphy and painting theorist. Mi Fu is good at seals, li, kai, line, grass and other writing styles, the book "Shu Su Ti", also known as "Pseudo Ancient Poetry Thesis", is the eighth line of the world, by posterity as the first Beautiful Thesis in China.
Shu Su Ti
Shu Su Ti, ink on silk, 29.7 cm in length, 284.3 cm in width, xingshu, 71 lines and 658 characters, written in the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1088). "Shu Su Ti" is known as the eighth line of the world, because of its exquisite material, perfect preservation, and calligraphy is dangerous and easy, with a pen horizontal and horizontal swing, the ink color throughout the text is both thick and light, the pen and ink form is rich, so it has been praised by posterity as "the world's first beautiful post".
Partial figure of Shu Su Ti
"Shu Su Ti" uses the pen to swing vertically and horizontally, both square and round, eight sides out of the front, bone strength, knot body side to take the momentum, change and agility, chapter law, although the book is in the Silk column, but the momentum is not limited at all, indulgent, the gesture is flying, the pen or ink reverse entry, or light and vigorous, or astringent sudden setbacks, forming a moisturizing, handsome, gorgeous artistic effect.
It is worth mentioning that the last poem in the "Shu Su Ti", "Sending Wang Zhuozhi Yanzhou", was written to Wang Zhuozhi of Changshan.
Rubbings of the "Monument to the Three Gong Mountains"
"Qisangong Mountain Stele" is a party inscription published in the fourth year of the early Eastern Han Dynasty (117), 1.7 meters high, 0.7 meters wide, 0.25 meters thick, a total of 10 lines, the number of lines varies, a total of 200 words, mainly describing the activities of Changshan Xiang Longxi Fengjun to eliminate natural and man-made disasters, Guotai Min'an and sacrifice of the god of Sangong Mountain. In calligraphy, its lines are dense, the size is interspersed, the length changes, and the space of the cursive writing is white, and it has the neat beauty of change due to the equal spacing of the lines and the unequal spacing. With the pen, the "Qisangong Mountain Stele" is composed of seals into the subordinate work, the font is not sealed, the cover and the two bodies, the seal is sealed with the posture, the seal book is written with a square pen, the square circle is both available, the steep and dense, and the new realm of the pen for the opening of the seal method.
What other calligraphy collections of "Changshan" are there? Read on.
Han Dynasty Wadang script
The Wadang script was born at the time of the qin and Han dynasties, and most of them are inscriptions such as inscriptions, bricks, tiles, and bronzes. The word "Changshan" contains the rich form of the seal book, the strength of the middle is simple, and the power is seen in the harmony, and the Wadang character is cast and carved because of the shape of the utensil, which has a strong decorative meaning.
Zhao Zhiqian of the Qing Dynasty
Zhao Zhiqian's seal book introduced the pen of the North Monument into it, and after several pottery castings, it finally came out of his own mind. The two words "Changshan" are mostly used in the pen to take the momentum on the side of the pen, and the knot makes the head comfortable, the manners are changeable, the charm is charming, and the clean and strong is not lost.
Tang Dynasty Huaisu
Huai Sushan used the center pen to make the momentum of the grass, like a whirlwind of rain, the momentum was full, to the realm of "suddenly screaming three or five times, full of tens of millions of words". Although Huai Su's calligraphy is spontaneous and ever-changing, the two words "Changshan" written by him still have not left Wei Jin Fadu.
The Seventeen Theses of Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
"Seventeen Theses" is a masterpiece of Wang Xizhi's cursive writing, the word "Changshan" is used in both pens and circles, the square is in the circle, the hidden fold is in the turn, and the circle is turned, including rigidity in the graceful, the line is strong in the grace, the external standard is flushed and contains the qinggang, the concise and practiced and the movement is appropriate, these can be said to be the realm and method that the practitioner must appreciate.
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Correspondent: Miao Xiaojun
Editor: Qian Chen