Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, once said: "Calligraphy is based on the use of pens, and knots must also be used hard, and it is not easy to use pens for eternity because of the passage of time." ”
People have always regarded the use of the pen as the most critical and mysterious part of calligraphy, which can best reflect the skills and qualities of calligraphers. Whoever can master the calligraphy of everyone can get its true transmission and become a generation of famous artists.
Mi Fu's "Shu Su Ti"
As a beginner in calligraphy, if you can understand a thorough brushwork at the beginning, then practicing calligraphy will inevitably be more effective and beneficial.
However, as a beginner who wants to learn the brushwork of calligraphy well, he cannot study the brushwork of those famous masters, but he must go step by step, from simple to complex, first copy some clear and clear works, lay a good foundation and then go to further study.
Here is a calligrapher recommended for everyone - Mi Fu.
Mi Fu (米芾), also spelled Yuanzhang, was a native of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, a famous calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, and was known as the "Four Houses of the Song Dynasty" along with Su Shi, Cai Xiang and Huang Tingjian. Mi Fu's calligraphy can be said to be a collection of the style of the former dynasty, he called himself "Ji Gu Zi", first learned Su Dongpo, and later major calligraphers, but from his calligraphy, he was still influenced by Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Qian, Chu Suiliang, Shen Chuanshi and others.
Mi Fu is particularly brilliant in his brushwork, which is particularly varied and contains the characteristics of all generations. And each stroke is very clear and concise, if you can master the one or two of the Mi Fu brushwork, it can help you make rapid progress in calligraphy.
In particular, Mi Fu's exquisite book work "Shu Su Tie" clearly shows the subtlety of his brushwork, and you can experience the "eight-sided front" brush stroke a few times. This work is also the highest level of Mi Fu's work, which is elegant and free, and it is also rated as one of the "Top Ten Famous Posts in China".
Let's take a look at this work, "Shu Su Tie" was written in the Wusi column, but this did not affect the play of its momentum in the slightest, throughout the whole to give people a sense of wanton indulgence, free and uninhibited feeling, with a sense of strength with the pen, the lifting of the turn skimming, each has a taste, especially after the high-definition amplification, it can be described as exquisite, do the king's pen intention!
Therefore, the post written on the silk fabric should not be inked, and there are many dry pens, which makes the ink color of the whole text thick and light, thick and light intersecting, just like the thirsty ji rushing spring, full of vitality, full of magnificence.
Dong Qichang had read the "Shu Su Ti" in the later part: "This volume is like a lion fighting elephant, with all its strength, it should be a life cooperation"
This volume was written in 1088, when Mi Fu was 38 years old, it was the period of vigor, when his calligraphy belonged to the early style, his penmanship was not very complex, advanced, beginners came to this post, it is easier to master Mi Fu's penmanship, improve their own calligraphy level.
Mi Fu's "Shu Su Tiao" was first hidden in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, and now through many efforts, we have copied the original volume in 1:1 high definition, restored its handwriting and color, and sent it to calligraphy lovers.
Mi Fu Shu Su Ti genuine copy original large HD line book poster copy appreciation ¥56.8 purchase
——Edited by Qian Yuan