Nowadays, there is a phenomenon in the book world, that is, to despise regular script, thinking that this font cannot express the "whimsy" of the calligrapher, nor can it show a person's personality, so whether it is a provincial exhibition or a national exhibition, the final award-winning works are almost all cursive. Over time, there will be a bad atmosphere, that is, "cursive writing is better than regular script, and personality is better than law".
The argument that "those who learn regular script are second-rate calligraphers" can become popular, which is precisely due to the contempt for regular script. There is no distinction between high and low calligraphy five bodies, whether Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing or Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu, the ancient masters are all Kai and grass, and they have not said "Kai is not as good as grass" with their level, let alone today's calligraphers.
Some experts in the book world, such as Zeng Xiang and Shao Yan, are too much in pursuit of novelty and individuality, and their "roaring books" and "shooting books" are not only disliked by the common people, but also criticized by people in the industry.
Since the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there has been a well-known person's character regarded as "regular script universal character copy", and even known as "standard regular script", he is Lin Zexu. People know his deeds of "selling cigarettes in Humen", call him a "national hero", and chant his famous sentence "If the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune?" The wall is a thousand feet, and if there is no desire, it is rigid".
But few people know that he was also a great calligrapher, and in order to cope with the imperial examinations, the literati doctors of the Qing Dynasty often practiced the works of famous masters such as Ouyang Xun and Yan Zhenqing, and studied the prevailing "pavilion style". Among them, those with profound skills and high talent can break through the shackles of "pavilion body" and become a generation of famous artists, Lin Zexu is one of the representatives.
He is one of the most quintessential schools of modern learning Europe, Chen Duxiu commented that his words can get the charm of "Ou Kai", which is better than Huang Ziyuan and Yao Mengqi, and has broken through the "cheesy". Lin Zexu was enlightened under the guidance of his father when he was young, and later copied the famous posts of the Jin and Tang dynasties, especially Ou and Yan Kaishu. As an adult, he had a deep friendship with Guo Shangxian, and received his guidance, and his calligraphy improved by leaps and bounds.
Lin Zexu is a model of the perfect unity of books and character, his works are not only loved by the Chinese people, but also regarded as treasures in all countries of the world, the United States has his "Amitayus Sutra", and the "treasure of the town hall" of the cabinet library of the Japanese public library is his regular book "Four Seasons Reading Pleasure".
This work is the proud work of Lin Zexu's life, based on the "Ou Kai" brushwork, integrating the brushwork of Chu Suiliang, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu, and has the neatness and symmetry of the "pavilion style". "Four o'clock reading music" strokes are full and handsome, just soft in the middle, the pen is more sharp and sharp, and after a little stop, the pen is in the center, the main and secondary are clear, the horizontal length and vertical short, and the skimming is light and heavy. The turning is square and round, and the starting and closing pens are calm and in place.
"Four O'clock Reading Music" is well-proportioned and dignified, there is no big opening and closing, and there is no monotony of "like an operator". There are changes in peace, and there is no lack of dexterity in the middle, which is really a model of calligraphy for literati doctors!