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The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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More than three calligraphy and paintings, > "To be classified"

2024.04.04 山东

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Compared with the calligraphy of the ancients, the biggest deficiency lies in the lack of penmanship, when writing straight to and fro, lack of change, the same word, the same, such a work will be boring after reading a few times, and it will be worthless to copy for a few days. For beginners, they are easy to get started with but not suitable for long practice.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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The calligraphy of the ancients, especially the words of the famous masters before the Ming and Qing dynasties, is extremely rich in pens, and often can be a horizontal painting that contains several actions, such as volleying to take the momentum, hiding the dew when starting the pen, shun and reverse and the lifting after the pen, frustration, adjusting the front, etc., there are many things to learn, often see the new.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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People often say that "the law is on the top", with the ancient famous penmanship as the guideline, orthodox and reliable, it is not easy to go astray after learning. However, this also brings a problem, that is, some famous words are not suitable for beginners, and the difficulty is too great, the most typical is "Erwang". As the orthodoxy of Wei and Jin penmanship, there are many people who learn Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, but few can learn the essence.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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Academics believe that there should be a "springboard" to learn the "two kings", and this "springboard" is Zhao Mengfu. Zhao Mengfu is a top master in the history of calligraphy, and there is even a saying that "the two kings do not press Ziang". He took the law of the Jin and Tang dynasties as the foundation all his life, held high the "retro", he copied the two kings' posts, and achieved "like a lamp to take the shadow, not a cent".

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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The reason why Zhao Mengfu's characters are suitable for beginners is that he combines practicality and artistry, beauty and rigor. "Zhao Ti" with a delicate pen, strokes, knots beautiful and chic, noble charm, whether it is professionals or the general public, can appreciate its beauty, is truly "elegant and vulgar appreciation".

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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Zhao Mengfu took the law of "two kings", omitted too much decoration when writing, but retained the most essential part, easy to use, and the results were fast, and the "Zhao Ti" was practiced more handy and then went to see the law of Wang Xizhi's father and son, you will feel suddenly enlightened, and the difficulty of learning is greatly reduced, which can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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Zhao Mengfu has many works, and his calligraphy career has lasted for more than 50 years, and he is young, middle-aged, and old. After the age of 60, Zhao Mengfu's style is mature, and his techniques have been perfected. In the year of the reign of Renxu (1322), Zhao finished copying a Buddhist scripture before his death, poured his lifelong learning, and drew an end to his calligraphy and life.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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This work is skillful, the words are delicate and delicate, the whole volume is 28 centimeters long, 187 centimeters wide, a total of 82 lines, more than 1800 words, and the size of a single word is about 1.3 centimeters. This work is written in small letters, taken from Wang Xizhi, Zhong Shaojing, Ouyang Xun and others. Sharp edge of the pen, into the paper after the tip of the pen pressed, and then frustrated to adjust the front, the center, the side of the front with the strokes, graceful, strong and flexible, when the pen back to the front out, there is a "writing scripture" style.

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life

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With the pen square and round, the body is combined with internal expansion and external extension, solemn and gorgeous, dignified with a bit of danger, such as the height of the left and right structures, the whole is slightly inclined to the upper right, etc. The rules are neat, dense up and down, echoing left and right, the ink is dry and moist, impeccable everywhere, and any word is worth learning for ten years!

The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life
The Amitabha Sutra copied by Zhao Mengfu before his death poured into what he had learned all his life