Tang Bohu was erudite and versatile, reciting poems, composing music, and good at calligraphy and painting. He was known as the most talented man in Jiangnan in the middle Ming Dynasty.
"Preface to Orchid Pavilion" by Tang Bohu and Wang Xizhi (overall, with partial high-resolution pictures below)
Tang Bohu, whose given name was Tang Yin, later changed to Ziwei, and whose nickname was Liuru, such as layman, Taohua Nunnery owner, Tang Sheng of the Lu State, and the immortal official who escaped from Zen. He was a famous painter, calligrapher, and poet in the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone in the world calls Tang Bohu's character romantic. Judging from the calligraphy of "Lanting Preface" by Tang Bo Hu Lin and Wang Xizhi, his calligraphy is wavy and even more romantic.
The changes in Tang Bohu's calligraphy style can be divided into four periods.
The first period was before the age of 30. He lived in his hometown of Suzhou and had good relations with Wen Zhengming, who was of the same age, and was deeply influenced by Wen. Therefore, their calligraphy and painting were very close. Tang Yin painted "Huangmaozhu Small Scenery" when he was in his 20s. The lake rocks, flat slopes and bushes are all very similar to Wen's fine pen; the calligraphy is also from Zhao Mengfu. Zheng Ming.
The second period is from 30 to 36 years old. Tang Yin was deposed in the imperial examination and his wife divorced. He had no choice but to make a living through poetry, calligraphy and painting. At that time, calligraphy followed the Tang Dynasty people and strived for standards. They especially admired Yan Zhenqing's regular script, which was dignified, round and fleshy. , the structure is rectangular, strong and dense, the stipples are thin horizontally and thick vertically, and absorb the calligraphy method. The end of the horizontal stroke is like a "silkworm head", and the stroke is close to the "swallow tail" in the middle of the stroke, which is very powerful, such as Tang Yin "Album of Falling Flower Poems" was written when he was 36 years old.
The third period is from the age of 37 to 45. Tang Yin is in his prime, living in Taohua Temple, concentrating on poetry, calligraphy and painting, and his creation reaches its peak. At that time, calligraphy returned to Zhao Mengfu and caught up with Li Yong of the Tang Dynasty. It formed its own mature style, based on the Zhao style of handsome and graceful structure and graceful flow of brushwork, and integrated into Li Yong's slanted style. The character posture, powerful brushwork and vivid layout are full of elegance and vitality, and beauty is agility. There are many works in this style, such as "Scroll of Seven-Character Poetry" written when he was 37 years old, "Scroll of Sound of Pines on Mountain Road" written when he was over 30 years old, and "Three Unique Volumes of Running Script", etc., all of which were written by Zhao Mengfu and Li Yong. The face of fusion.
The fourth period is from the age of 46 to the death of 54 years old, which is Tang Yin's later years. After pretending to be crazy and escaping from King Ning of Jiangxi Province, he further understood the world and his calligraphy became straightforward. He also absorbed Mi Fu's calligraphy style of asking for ideas and taking advantage of the situation. Freedom pursues strength, speed and charm; at the same time, it integrates the brushwork techniques of various schools into one, making the structure and use of brushes full of changes, and achieving a state of freedom. Representative works include the title of the first paragraph of "Old Picture Scroll of Xizhou Dialect" and the title of the first paragraph of "Scroll of Watching the Spring and Listening to the Wind" written after the age of 50.
