Wang Duo's cursive calligraphy with leaps and bounds can be said to be first-rate in the calligraphy circles of the late Ming Dynasty. Today we bring you Wang Duo's fine cursive work "Ode to Dry Orchids and Flowers". Let's enjoy and interpret it.
How about it? After jumping out of the threshold of two kings, many Siyou seemed to want to scream. Let me introduce, "Ode to Dry Orchid and Flowers" is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. The silk edition is composed of Du Lu in cursive script and "Ode to Dry Orchid and Complex Flowers" in running script in black silk columns. The first paragraph is in cursive script, 25.1 cm in length and 220.2 cm in width; the second paragraph is in running script, 25.8 cm in length and 203.9 cm in width.
Let’s talk about Wang Duo’s calligraphy features. His calligraphy brushwork is precise and relaxed, yet full of free flow and unparalleled power. Wang Duo is good at cursive writing, and his brushwork is vigorous, vigorous, free and easy, dripping with joy. Si Zhu said that what Wang Duo wrote was not words, but dance.
Dai Minggao said: "Jue Si (Wang Duo) is extremely pleasing to the eye and has great courage, which is beyond the reach of Zhao and Dong." Wang Duo's calligraphy is very popular in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other countries, and they list Wang Duo as one of the most popular calligraphers. A first-class calligrapher. He put forward the view that "the later king (Wang Duo) is better than the former king (Wang Xizhi)".
What we are looking at now is the first half of "Ode to the Dry Orchid and the Return of Flowers". The overall feeling is graceful, circling, and ups and downs, which can attract the attention of the viewer at once, making the viewer involuntarily sigh in admiration. This cursive calligraphy of Du Lu was written by Wang Duo for his brother Zhonghe in the third year of Shunzhi. This year Wang Duo is 55 years old. Regarding Wang Duo's cursive calligraphy, Qing Kang Youwei once said: "The pen and drum are clumsy and the momentum is dense." In terms of calligraphy, Wang Duo can be said to be a master in controlling the brushstrokes. He can press, pause, and turn with ease and ease. It would be difficult for ordinary people to use such brushwork to write majestic works.
Wang Duo's success is that he adjusted the brushwork of "Er Wang" in all aspects, making the lines vigorous, resolute and elastic, and has the wonderful effect of "cone painting with sand" and "printing with mud". For example, the word "cicada" in this volume, through the rapid control of pressing and brushing, makes its final form appear strong and graceful.
From the above page, one cannot feel the wonder of Wang Duo's calligraphy. Wang Duo's attempts in calligraphy are also beyond ordinary people. In his works, the brushwork and the inkwork are not easy to separate: the inkwork is often demonstrated through the assistance of the brushwork, and the brushwork is also enriched through the bold use of the inkwork - this transformation of thinking is very important for the study of calligraphy. It is of great reference significance to readers. In today's calligraphy world, the "two kings" calligraphy style is popular, but many calligraphers think the "two kings" calligraphy style is too delicate and too stingy.
Wang Duo always seems to be full of ink. Once he touches the paper, he writes like a breeze. The final presentation of the ink is purely natural, making many different levels of color gradations separate from black and white. Some are thicker to show lightness, some are dry to show moistness, showing a continuous trend from beginning to end, just like the water of a river gushing along with the flow, flowing like a river.
The aesthetic feeling that Wang Duo's calligraphy brings to viewers is multi-layered. Compared with the expression methods of other art categories, calligraphy uses black and white colors to create, which seems a bit monotonous. However, it is the sheer color composition that makes it a classic. Wang Duo's wisdom is also reflected in his skills in arranging black and white levels. He used ink painting so thoroughly and so successfully! Taking this volume as an example, the four characters "The sound of cicadas gather in ancient times" are "moistened with spring rain", and the five characters "the shadow of the temple bird crossing the cold" are "dry and cracked by the autumn wind".
Wang Duo's breakthrough in cursive script is also reflected in his unique spatial processing. His spatial awareness is very strong. We can even say that Wang Duo’s cursive calligraphy works present us with a dynamic, rich and diverse spatial pattern. Behind this dynamic, there is rich connotation - this is beauty, this is the charm of Wang Duo's cursive script. I believe this is also the reason why many Siyou like Wang Duo.
