In the epitaph calligraphy in the history of Chinese calligraphy, in addition to the well-known Wei epitaph calligraphy, the epitaphs of the Sui and Tang dynasties are also unconventional and colorful. We have previously shared Yan Zhenqing's "Epitaph of Guo Xuji" and "Epitaph of Wang Lin", and today we share the epitaph of a person who is good at writing cursive - Zhang Xu's "Epitaph of Yan Ren".
"Yan Ren's Epitaph" was unearthed in Luoyang, Henan Province in 1992, the book was written in the first year of Tianbao of the Tang Dynasty (742), the height and width of the stone are 51.5 cm, it is a rare calligraphy for us to study and study Zhang Xukaishu.
"Yan Ren's Epitaph" is square, the calligraphy is strong and powerful, upright and strict, and it has the style of Yu Shinan calligraphy. Yan Zhenqing once learned from Zhang Xu and wrote "The Twelve Meanings of Zhang Changshi's Brushwork". Zhang Xu's calligraphy inherited from Ou, Yu and others in the early Tang Dynasty, and Xu Hao, Yan Zhenqing and others from the lower Qi, and was a very key figure in the history of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty.
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