Yang Yisun's "Le Zhi Lun" seal script with six lines, size 132.7×32.3cm, collected by the Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States.

Yang Yisun (1812 or 1813-1881) was a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. The courtesy name is Ziyu, the first name is Ziyu, the nickname is Yongchun, and the later nickname is Haosou. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. In the 23rd year of Daoguang reign (1843), he was promoted to the magistrate of Fengyang. He was a calligrapher with outstanding achievements in the Qing Dynasty, and his seal script was famous for a while. The work of bells and tripods, stone drums, seal scripts and official scripts, Yang Yisun's seal scripts are on par with Deng Shi's. Even if the seal is printed, it is also elegant and elegant.


Yang Yisun (1812 or 1813-1881) was a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. The courtesy name is Ziyu, the first name is Ziyu, the nickname is Yongchun, and the later nickname is Haosou. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. In the 23rd year of Daoguang reign (1843), he was promoted to the magistrate of Fengyang. The bells, tripods, stone drums, seal scripts, Yang Yisun, Li and Deng Shi are like jiexie. The spirit is not as good as it is, but Feng Shen is better than it. Even if the seal is printed, it is also elegant and elegant.

He works in seal script and integrates large and small seal scripts. His seal writing skills are pure and his academic ability is profound. Since Li Yangbing in the Tang Dynasty, there has been no successor. The Sun family is famous for its seal script. Running script is rare, but it is also very good. Deng Shiru and Yang Yisun refreshed people with their unique style of seal script. They made this kind of writing that has lost its practical value shine again in the field of calligraphy art with its unique beauty, and their contribution is indispensable. Ma Zonghuo's "Sui Yue Lou Bi Tan" commented on his seal script: "Haosou's seal script is very diligent and well-prepared. What he lacks is rhyme." There are many handed down calligraphy works. "Seven-Character Couplet to Your Honored Brother Shaoqing", ink on paper, running script. One seven-character couplet. The main text of the first and second couplets is 14 words, and the paragraph is 10 words. It was published in Japan's "Illustrated Notes on Calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". This line of calligraphy couplets is based on Yan and Liu's regular script. It also takes the strengths of each school, uses the power of roundness and sharpness, uses the power of hidden edge, combines skill with clumsiness, borrows from the past and the present, and creates its own style. Because of his profound calligraphy skills, vigorous handwriting and rigorous layout, he also has a spacious, elegant and elegant style. This is the main feature of Yang's work. The small characters in this couplet are also very appropriate. The writing style is smooth and free. The size of the characters is in harmony with the whole picture, adding a lively atmosphere to the whole work.

Yang Yisun believed that Deng Shi was "the first" in the Qing Dynasty, even surpassing Liu Yong, who had a very high reputation at that time. However, Yang Yisun did not just stop at imitating and learning from Deng Shiru. In terms of seal script, he had a broader vision than Deng's disciples and followers. He was finally able to break away from the popular "Deng School" style of calligraphy and surpass the calligraphers of his generation.

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