Chen Yixi (1648-1709) was a Qing Dynasty calligrapher. The character Liu Qian, also the character Zi Wen, Wen Yi, the number Xiang Quan, the late number Feng Shuo, Zhejiang Haining Yan guanren.
After reading his calligraphy works, especially the works of Xingshu, the director's first feeling was that although he was everyone in the Qing Dynasty, he saw the demeanor of the Jin and Song Dynasties in his calligraphy, and at the same time, the more he looked at it, the more he saw the shadow of Wen Zhengming's works.
After consulting his relevant information, I know that this judgment is not wrong. Chen Yixi was one of the four major calligraphers in the early Qing Dynasty, and his poetry and calligraphy were two best, especially calligraphy, of which xingshu was even more powerful. His calligraphy, taken from the Fa Jin people, the ancient Tang and Song dynasties, coupled with his diligent study, so his works were rated as "authentic with the pen that is not easy for thousands of years", and was known as "Xiangquan Body".
At first glance, it seems that there is nothing remarkable, but people who are familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty or the calligraphy of the Qing Dynasty know that at that time, from the temple to the rivers and lakes, the government and the public all respected Dong Qichang's characters, and for the Tang and Song dynasties, not many people studied it, so there were many, even a large number of calligraphers imitating Dong Qichang.
Because the emperor liked Dong Qichang's words, only by writing dong Qichang could he be promoted and reused, so it can be seen that absolute authority will have an impact on society in many aspects, especially in the literary and art circles.
It is not difficult to see from this that chen Yixi, in this atmosphere, still teaches the Tang and Song dynasties and respects the North Monument, which can be said to be very valuable.
Chen Yixi is famous for his cursive writing, good at making large vertical axes, in his works, the large characters are calm and harmonious, the small characters are steady and soft, very interested in the change of knots, and the meaning of drum side ups and downs between the lines.
Later, Yongzheng looked at his works, but despite admiring Dong Qichang, he still admired Chen Yixi very much, and he also ordered his book to be stoned, which shows that the really good works are his own words.
So, today we will look at Chen Yixi's calligraphy works.
