People often wonder why contemporary calligraphy is so difficult to surpass, reach ancient calligraphy, and even compare with ancient calligraphy, and the various answers seem to make more sense. For example, the ancients were based on brushes, the ancients wrote as the crown of articles, the ancient literati inherited the traditional culture deeply, the ancients wrote purely, and so on...
So, what if it compares with modern calligraphy? It seems that there are many more than enough. For example, during the Republic of China, a number of warlords, scholars and politicians wrote deep skills, even if their time and energy were not focused on calligraphy. For example, the calligraphy of Tang Shaoyi, the first cabinet premier of the Republic of China, which the representatives of this class want to share, is very good.
Tang Shaoyi's calligraphy is not only elegant and elegant in traditional calligraphy, but also has the calligraphy of late Qing Dynasty epigraphy, which is vigorous and simple, and has a unique personality. Because Tang Shaoyi, as the third batch of students studying in the United States, although she received a strict education in traditional Chinese studies at an early age, she was later influenced by Western culture, and her knowledge structure and way of thinking were different from those of the old calligraphers of her predecessors.
Therefore, Tang Shaoyi's calligraphy creation not only shows considerable traditional skills, but also has great personality characteristics. It should be said that it is precisely the emergence of such calligraphers who have accepted traditional culture and Western culture that the calligraphy of the Republic of China has shown a unique and diverse style of the times.
As for the reason for the gap between contemporary calligraphy and the previous one mentioned earlier, perhaps in addition to the limitations of the times, it is probably the personality of the calligrapher and the different ideals of learning. The ancients and predecessors did not write for the competition to make money, nor did they call them masters, but their words can fully see their spiritual feelings, and this is the charm of book art that people feel.
Of course, Tang Shaoyi herself is not famous for her calligraphy, but because of her important contributions to the country's diplomatic rights and interests and the promotion of democracy and republicanism. For a long time in the Beiyang War, Tang Shaoyi was juxtaposed with Sun Yat-sen, for example, electricity was transmitted from the north to the south, and sun and Tang were called ...
Back to the main topic, let's enjoy the calligraphy works of Tang Shaoyi, the first cabinet premier of the Republic of China——
Tang Shaoyi (1862-1938), also known as Shaochuan, was a political activist and diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, who served as the president of Beiyang University (now Tianjin University) and Shandong University. He served as Consul General in Korea, served as Minister Plenipotentiary to Negotiate Sovereignty over Tibet with Great Britain, "North-South Peace" and Northern Representative, and the first Prime Minister of the Republic of China.
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