When it comes to xingshu, everyone will think of Wang Xizhi, the "book saint" of the Jin Dynasty, whose representative work "Orchid Pavilion Preface", known as "the first line book under the heavens", can be described as a charming and flowing book, exquisite characters, dot painting is like a dance, flying like a surprise, graceful like a dragon.
Xizhi is not only a book of good deeds, but also a combination of good deeds, grass, kai and other bodies, combining the strengths of famous artists, integrating into one furnace, with a unique style and far-reaching influence, which can be described as an all-rounder in the history of calligraphy. After Xi, there was another calligraphy all-rounder in history, but his fate was bumpy and he was not popular at that time.
Zhao Mengfu wrote a thousand words
He is known as the "first book man of the Yuan Dynasty", Zhao Mengfu, Zhao Mengfu, Zi Ang, the number Cedar Daoren. He is proficient in music, good at identifying ancient artifacts, his poetry is clean and elegant, calligraphy and painting are particularly good at fame, the seal is divided into true cursive, with real books, writing the deepest and most extensive influence, on the comprehensive strength is not lost to Wang Xizhi.
Zhao Mengfu's "A Thousand Words of Xingshu"
Because he was a descendant of the royal family of the Song Dynasty, he became an official of the Yuan Dynasty, and at that time he was called a "second minister" by the world, criticizing his calligraphy as too kitsch, feminine, and spineless. In fact, Zhao Mengfu was an official of the Yuan Dynasty, and there were many helplessness in it, and during the period of serving as an official, he did not bend his waist for five buckets of rice, and did not hesitate to offend the magnates by doing things impartially, which was the embodiment of backbone.
Putting aside these worldly things, Zhao Mengfu's contribution to calligraphy and art cannot be underestimated. In particular, his masterpiece of writing in his later years, "A Thousand Characters of Xingshu", is written first and then done, with both ancient and elegant style, stable and skillful workmanship, and every painting is exquisite.
Sun Cheng'en, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, said: "The former Wang Sun, who studied in different times. Pure quality order, high chanting masterpiece. The painting is sacred, and the ink is fascinating. Literary style, reflecting future generations.
It is worth mentioning that the "Thousand Character Text" is of great significance, and it is a literacy textbook for the ancient dignitaries and nobles Tong Meng. Emperor Wu of Liang of the Southern and Northern Dynasties was passionate about calligraphy, and once ordered people to select 1,000 non-repetitive characters in Wang Xizhi's handwriting to be used as a model for calligraphy practice. However, these 1,000 words were disorganized and boring and difficult to remember, so he ordered Zhou Xingsi, the imperial talent at that time, to compile these 1,000 words into a text.
It is said that Zhou Caizi spent one night compiling these 1,000 words into a text, exhausting his efforts, and when he dedicated the Thousand Character Text to the emperor the next day, his hair was gray.
It is no easy task to compile 1,000 non-repetitive words into a four-word, rhythmic and meaning-linked article. The opening chapter, "Heaven and Earth Are Yellow, and the Universe is Flooded", the pattern is huge and brilliant. The content of the "Thousand Character Text" includes various social and cultural activities such as heaven and earth, history, personnel, self-cultivation, reading, eating, living, agronomy, gardens, and sacrifices. It is a model copied and studied by countless calligraphers in later generations.
Zhao Mengfu's "Thousand Characters of Xingshu" begins with a rigorous calligraphy, and then gradually stretches, overstepped into a line of books, and the wind bypasses the Tang and Song Dynasties, which is quite interesting to the "two kings". The whole passage gives people a sense of elegance, elegance and refinement.
It has been commented that Zhao Mengfu's "Thousand Character Text" is too exquisite, circulated for more than 800 years, and is not inferior to Wang Xizhi.
The Ming Dynasty scholar Zhan Jingfeng commented: "This volume of penmanship is high and ancient, and it is a proud work for the purpose. ”
The Ming Dynasty scholar Mo Yunqing commented: "In the past, people said that Fang Yuan was ten thousand miles, up and down for hundreds of years, and there was absolutely no commitment to calligraphy. ”
Zhao Mengfu's "Thousand Characters of xingshu" is 265 mm long and 3,734 mm horizontal, and is hidden in the Palace Museum.
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——Edited by Qian Yuan