Rich in the meaning and law of Jin and Tang Xiaokai - Zhao Mengfu Xiaokai "Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching"

Xiaokai "Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching", Zhao Mengfu book in 1316 Yuan, paper, 24.3 cm long, 618.6 cm wide, collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing.

The frontispiece paints the portrait of Lao Tzu, signed "Yan You for three years, the year is on the twenty-fourth and fifth days of March in Bingchen, and the book of Gao Shi is in Songxuezhai and Mengfu for the advancement of the Gaoshi book", and it can be seen from the section that Zhao Mengfu wrote the full text of the Tao Te Ching of more than 5,000 words on the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days of March.

The calligraphy structure of the volume is rigorous, the pen is fine, the Seiko is quiet and quiet, the spirit of agility is revealed in the steady, and the charm is consistent before and after, which can be called the fine work of its small regular script. No wonder Xian Yushu praised Zhao Mengfu: "Ziang Zhuli is the first in contemporary times, and Xiaokai is the first in Ziangzhu." ”

The great feature of this Xiaokai "Tao Te Ching" is that it is stable and square, and there are not too many surprising changes. Because it is a small block work, in order to avoid stinginess in a small space, some characters adopt a horizontal stretch knot arrangement, giving people a sense of atmosphere and stability. The whole character is full of brilliance, rich in the meaning and law of Jin and Tang Xiaokai, showing the profound calligraphy skills of the calligrapher.

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