Ming Dynasty, Shen Du's "Jingzhai Admonition Book", yellow paper, size 23.8 cm × 49.4 cm, collected by the Palace Museum, Beijing. There are 19 lines and 10 characters in each line, which is Shen Du's small regular script work and is a typical "Guange style" work.
It was written in 1418 (the 16th year of Yongle) when Shen Du was 52 years old. His writing was powerful and his style was superb. His words were evenly paused throughout the text, his lines were neat, his appearance was rich and pure, and he was elegant and graceful. "Book of Jingzhai Admonitions" represents the highest level of the pavilion style.
The layout of the whole article is sparse and the writing style is soft and charming. However, the rising and closing momentum can be written with full force and meticulousness, making the transitions and transitions elegant and smooth. This shows that the author is diligent in studying ancient times and has reached a state of strict rules and skillful techniques.
The brush strokes are multi-pointed, the turning points are round, the treasure cover is right and vertical, and the long strokes are upturned. These are the main features of this stipple painting. The knot characters often use the method of tightening the middle palace, such as "ju", "di", "dare", "or", "city", "fu", "shi", etc., which are quite ancient and interesting, and are similar to Yuan Ni Zan is similar, but the long ones are often unstable, such as "Yue", "Foot", etc.
From the style, it can be seen that Shen Du's calligraphy was inherited from the Jin and Tang Dynasties, and came from the system of "Lanting". His richness and richness of rhyme were more influenced by the calligraphy style of Zhao Mengfu and Song Ke who was of the same dynasty but slightly earlier. It should be the result of the times.
"History of the Ming Dynasty: Wenyuan Biography" says: "The elegance and beauty of books are the best." Femininity, gracefulness and gentleness can be considered the main theme of Shen Du's calligraphy style.
