The Essence of Calligraphy - Deng Chuanmi's Book "Wang Ziyuan's Four Sons Speak of Morality"
Deng Chuanmi (1795-1870), formerly known as Shang Xi, the word Shouzhi, the name Shaobai, was a native of Huaining, Anhui Province, a calligrapher and scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and the son of Deng Shiru. Qianlong was born in the 60th year, studied from the Qing Dynasty famous scholar Li Zhaoluo (the word Shen Qi), and entered the Zeng State Domain late. Dun Pu Neng poems, seals, subordinate to the family law, author ("Guangyin Biography", "Cambodia Caotang Poems", "Li Yu Notes Art Forest Yearbook").
He Shaoji, a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, once praised Deng Chuanmi's calligraphy in a poem: "The guest has Deng Zi, and Fa Shaosi Bingyan", he believes that Deng Chuanmi's seal character "has a family law", and it is in the same vein as Li Si of the Qin Dynasty and Li Bingyang of the Tang Dynasty.
Deng Chuanmi's eight-screen book should be his masterpiece in his twilight years. He died in the same year. In this work, it can be clearly seen that his official script has obtained the essence of Deng Shiru. Take the Han Monument, strong and heroic, ancient and simple, sharp four kills, eight sides of the wind, close knots, rich and strong, majestic; The momentum of the whole article is open and indulgent, heroic and free; Its dovetail is not blindly picked up, but horizontally picked flat, the pen is often to the right down, there is a tendency to break the meaning of the pen. The whole work is done in one go, without the slightest slack. This work was sold at Christie's May 2014 Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy auction.
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