Calligraphy Creation Techniques Lecture 3: The Influence of the Background of the Times on the Formation of Yan Zhenqing's Kaishu Style.

One of the conditions for the election of officials in the Tang Dynasty was "the beauty of the law", which was the background of the times when the law and skills were valued.

Kaifa means that the regular script must be written in a regular manner and rigorously structured, and people regard it as a model and a French style.

(Yanjia Temple Monument)

There is a book that says, "Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is like Xiang Yu hanging armor, Fan Hao is bursting, the hard crossbow is about to be opened, and the iron pillar is special, but there is a color that cannot be violated." "

Song Sushi called it "a unique hero, a change of ancient methods, such as Du Zimei's poems, Gree Tianzhong, dying of Han, Wei, Jin, Song Dynasty, the author of the latter, difficult to recover."

(Yanjia Temple Monument)

Yan Zhenqing's regular script "Yan Family Temple Tablet" is naturally clumsy, unpretentious, and magnificent.

The line shape is flat, the line quality is inward, the line rhythm is in the middle, and the line structure is flat and upright.

(Yanjia Temple Monument)

(The picture below is the author's temporary writing demonstration)

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