Calligraphy has experienced Wei Jin, Han and Tang, whether it is the theory of calligraphy or creative techniques, it has been perfected, and there is no large wasteland left for latecomers to open up, but innovative pioneering, conservative retro, two calligraphy orientations, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the West overwhelms the east wind. Song Ren calligraphy pursues the promotion of personality, and then experiences the retro trend of Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang, emphasizing that pens and pens have a history, to the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the study of steles is flourishing, how many people are in this tide between the ebb and flow, the title of the book is in the future generations, how many people are photographed on the shore, no longer mentioned by posterity. And Bao Shichen was the man who stood at the head of the tide.
Bao Shichen's calligraphy works
Bao Shichen (1775-1855), the character Shenbo, Jing County, Anhui, ancient name An Wu, so called himself Bao Wu'an. Bao Shichen, who prides himself on being the "first man of the Right Army," has repeatedly folded his swords in the examination field, and he is slightly luckier than Fan Jin in his forty years old, although he is also one of the best in the world, but for Bao Shichen, who is lonely and self-proclaimed, he is a belated comfort. What makes Bao Shichen sad is that he has repeatedly tried and failed since then, and he has no chance to enter the army and the first. Full of political ambitions, he could only play as a staff member, and Bao Shichen not only had foresight and foresight, but also had super executive ability, making him an "all-rounder" staff member valued by many feudal officials at that time. Lin Zexu went to Guangdong to ban smoking, passed through Nanchang, Jiangxi, and asked him about the plan for smoking bans, and Bao Shichen proposed that "to stop turbidity, we must clear its source, and the law will first cure it inside." Far from it, let's go back to calligraphy
Bao Shichen said: "Shen Bo's middle-aged book started from Yan and Ou, transferred to Su and Dong, and then vigorously attacked Northern Wei, and later learned the second king, and then became a dead end." Bao Shichen was born into poverty, certainly not like Wang Xizhi, Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, they were born without worrying about their livelihood, every minute of life is arbitrary, in fact, that era is the same, countless people have struggled all their lives, and they can't reach the starting point of others. However, Bao Shichen achieved overtaking in the corner, and the book "Art Boat Double Pole" became an inescapable peak in the history of calligraphy. "Yi zhou shuangyi" includes several parts such as "Shushu", "Lixia Pen Talk", "Guo Dynasty Books", "Answering Xi Zai Jiu Qing" and other parts, and vigorously promotes epigraphy in the "Lixia Pen Talk", which is praised by Kang Youwei as "with a delicate posture, when the golden stone is flourishing, after passing on the white law, the unique mystery, the great enlightenment of the secret", it can be said that since the beginning of Bao Shichen, the prosperity of epigraphy, Wei Ran has become a trend, and it is impossible to curb it.
Bao Shichen's fame is blazing, but it is not only a passionate praise for epigraphy, but also his profound insight into calligraphy is indeed wonderful, and the editor excerpts a passage of his exposition on penmanship for everyone to appreciate:
The method of using the pen is seen at both ends of the painting, and the ancients are strong and unattainable, and they are cut off in the painting. There are still signs to be found for the reason for the manipulation of the two ends of the cover, among which the truncated reason is abundant but not timid, the real and not empty, not the bone potential hole, can not be lucky. There are also those who are arrogant at both ends, and those who are cowardly in the middle of the air, try to take the ancient post horizontal straight painting, and play with the interception at both ends, then everyone sees it.
For the beginning and closing of the stroke, the learner attaches great importance to it, and there are many techniques to be studied, such as the angle of the pen, the adhesion before the pen is dropped, the strength and momentum of the pen, and the middle section of the stroke is often neglected. Bao Shichen looked at the fire and pointed out that the ancients were strong and wanton, and the magic was hidden in the painting. Take the long horizontal and vertical of the ancient post, cover its two ends, do not be obscured by the brilliance of the starting and closing pens, play in the middle, and everyone can see it. From the point of view, calligraphy lovers should not set up a prejudice in their hearts, good stele learning does not look at the post, like the post of the contemptible stele, will miss a lot of wonderful calligraphy art expression.