Calligraphy Appreciation Jiang Ligang, A Master Of Regular Script In The Ming Dynasty, "East Ming Book"

28/05/2023 65 Views

Jiang Ligang, courtesy name Tingxian and nickname Dongxi. He was a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty of our country. He was famous throughout the country for his "good calligraphy" and spread as far as Japan. According to He Qiaolin's "Famous Mountain Collection", the gate of Japan is 13 feet high. In order to obtain a plaque, an envoy was sent to our country and Jiang Ligang was asked to write it. "When the outline is written, the people of the country boast and say: This is the most precious treasure that China has benefited me from." This is a good story in the long history of cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges between the people of China and Japan.

"Eastern Inscription Book" paper, regular script, 28.7 cm x 14.8 cm per fold, collected by the Palace Museum. This volume is the "Dongming" chapter of "Zhengmeng" written by Zhang Zai, a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, written by Jiang Ligang. The writing style throughout the text is strong and square, the structure is tight, and the pen and ink are thick and powerful, which is attributed to Liu Gongquan's calligraphy. However, some strokes are too rigid and stiff, and they have not escaped the legacy of "Taige style". Wang Shizhen once said in "Yi Yuan Yi Yan": "The outline is changed from a small outline to a square shape, which can be said to be exquisite in its body."

Jiang Ligang's calligraphy, "Tongpu of Wanxing" says that he "begins to learn from Huang Meng (Yangzheng, Ruian native). Following King Fa Zhong, he later established his own family." He is good at regular script, and his handwriting is thick, clear and square. It is known as Taige style or Gaochi style in the world. It became famous in the three dynasties of Tianshun, Chenghua and Hongzhi. At that time, most of the imperial edicts and palace steles were made by him. Everyone calls his book "Jiang Zi" and it has a high reputation in society. "When people get a piece of paper, they strive to make it a law." Fan Qin, the owner of Tomorrow Yi Pavilion, once said in "Pingshu·Dianzhou Mountain Manuscript": "Since Cheng and Hong Dynasty, Jiang Ligang has been upright and dignified, and he has followed the Ming Dynasty."

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