As we all know, He Shaoji is a master of Yan-style calligraphy. His Yan-style calligraphy inherits the spirit of pure and strong Yan-style calligraphy. Especially in his middle and later years, as he becomes more mature, his writing style is free and elegant, with occasional tremors, and is full-bodied and flavorful. The Yan style cursive script system is different from the Er Wang system. It is more powerful, revealing true feelings, calm in structure and flying in stipples. It opened up a whole new world for cursive script after the Wang style.
But what we bring to you today is the meaning of "Lanting Preface" written by He Shaoji, a master of facial expressions and body styles.
The calligraphy style of this work is natural and harmonious, and the stippling is of good quality. Although the structure is not neat, elegant, and meaningful, the dots and lines of each character are well changed. It is the pure and pure emergence of He Shaoji's highly mature technique, which implies a pure and pure character. Traces of color.
The font size of the work is well-proportioned, and the structure does not pretend to be uneven to attract attention; the changes do not change the appearance of the font, and the "internal and external expansion" of the font is achieved. Based on this, it achieves the movement, stillness, and harmony of the composition, and secretly has the innocence of "Zhang Qian Monument" The fun is very rare. Let’s continue to appreciate:
From the perspective of the whole text, the writing of this work is straightforward, with a coherent movement and stillness, and is similar to the eloquent prose of "Lanting Preface". In terms of the natural harmony of structure, rhythm and composition, as well as the beauty of looking forward and bowing between words. , this work has a subtle coincidence with Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface".
A brief introduction: He Shaoji (1799-1873), a great poet, famous scholar and great calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. The courtesy name is Zizhen and the nickname is Dongzhou. Hunan guy. He was born into a scholarly and aristocratic family. His father, He Linghan, once served as Minister of Household Affairs and was a well-known bibliophile. The He family has been scholars for 10 generations since He Shaoji's father He Linghan. Their descendants now live in Jiangbei Town, Changsha County, Hunan. Be praised by the world and leave a great reputation. Couplet inscribed by He Shaoji on Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang:
I came from thousands of miles away,
Look at the plum blossoms blooming on the river, and the red sheep are behind them;
Who is gone and never comes back?
Listening to the jade flute playing again in the building, the yellow crane flies high.
