Xue Yao in the Tang Dynasty was the first thin gold man. Xue Yao studied Chu Suiliang's hard pen and thin book, but it was thinner than Chu Suiliang's. He did not imitate Chu Suiliang's calligraphy in the same way, but developed it, created something and became a habit. Preface to Shi Li's Summer Poems is Xue Yao's masterpiece, and it is one of the stone carvings on the cliff of Shiconghe River. Shicong River Cliff Stone Carving is the largest Cliff Stone Carving in Henan Province, which is divided into two parts: Poems about Summer and Preface to Autumn Banquet. These two books were written by Xue Yao. His calligraphy is very thin and healthy, and he has been called by calligraphers of all ages? The father of thin gold body? . Song Huizong studied Xue Yao's calligraphy and finally created a unique painting? Thin and golden? Style.
Calligraphy in the Song Dynasty has a good rhyme and is interesting. Evonne's thin gold calligraphy shows aesthetic taste similar to that of the times. But also with a strong personality color, the so-called? Like bending iron and breaking gold? . This calligraphy style has never appeared in previous calligraphy works. Only a small part of Chu Suiliang's fine pens are the same, and most of them are different. Compared with Xue Yao's writing in Tang Dynasty, it is the closest. Perhaps Evonne's style of "Shu Jin" was transformed from Xue Yao's poem "Shi Li", but his creation is obviously much more mature than Xue Yao's. This is a very mature calligraphy style, and Evonne fully developed his artistic personality. This thin, smooth and sharp calligraphy style, such as orchid and bamboo, requires high calligraphy skills and self-cultivation, as well as a calm mind. Of course, for others, copying is not easy. There are many people who learn his books, but few who get the essence.
There are many Shoujin-style works handed down from Song Huizong, such as regular script qianzi, Zuofang Poetry, Xia Poetry Post, Strange Stone Poetry Post, Peony, Wind and Frost, Daguan Monument, Yu Gong Zhao, Shoujin-style cursive qianzi and so on. The cursive script was written by Zhao Ji to treacherous court official Tong Guan at the age of 23. At this time, the thin golden body has begun to take shape. "Fangfang Poetry" was written when he was in his 40 s. It belongs to a wild grass body and has a free and easy brushwork. It can be seen that his calligraphy skills are profound. Most of Song Huizong's thin gold books are small characters one inch square, while Fangfang Poems are big characters, full of interest and pride, and have a special charm, which is called the masterpiece of thin gold body.
But because it is difficult to write fine gold, it is time-consuming and laborious to learn. Without profound calligraphy accumulation, it is difficult to learn the essence of Song Huizong. Therefore, many calligraphers admire the thin gold body, but they seldom learn it themselves.