Should I write that I am one of the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty and list my achievements in calligraphy one by one, or should I submit my works directly? However, he is the conclusion given to him by the four great figures in the early Tang Dynasty, which seems to be useless. Of course, in ancient times, you didn't need a resume to apply for an official position, as long as someone recommended it.
Ou Yangxun lived through three dynasties, namely Southern Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. Of course, the imperial examination system was implemented in the Sui Dynasty, so Ou Yangxun can also serve the country through the imperial examination.
Ou Yangxun held many official positions in his life, all of which were related to etiquette or document compilation, which proved his accomplishments in literature and calligraphy. If you think it is wrong to be a civil servant as long as you have knowledge, you have to write well. If others don't know what you wrote, the book you made up is useless.
Therefore, Ou Yangxun, who is highly accomplished in calligraphy, still has great advantages. His masterpieces "Lanting Collection" and "Thirty-six Plans" are enough to make people look up. Besides these, Ou Yangxun is also good at inscriptions. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than a dozen regular scripts on Ouyang Xu's inscriptions. Of course, only four experts have identified them, but this is enough for many people to use for a lifetime.
Besides, everything else was forged by later generations, and it was also because people's words were popular.
Yang Shiqi in Ming Dynasty once commented on Ou Yangxun's calligraphy, saying that his brushwork was solemn and had a literati character, which was both elegant and disciplined in Jin Dynasty. As a beginner, as long as you keep learning, you will definitely achieve something.
Brief introduction of Ou Yangxun's Heart Sutra, one of the four masters of regular script.
Ou Yangxun, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan). He was very clever since he was a child, and he was already famous in the Sui Dynasty. He used to be a doctor. He was also named the first of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, and occupied a very important position in the society at that time.
Ou Yangxun's calligraphy inherited the Wei and Jin Dynasties, combined with the strengths of many schools, and finally became a whole, with its own special book list. His writing technique is similar to that of Coulee, dignified and calm, and the turning point is very neat. Ou Yangxun's title was famous in the world at that time. During the period when calligraphy developed rapidly and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, anyone who mentioned regular script would talk about Ou Yangxun. However, Ou Yangxun is still conscientious about calligraphy, constantly studying.
Ou Yangxun's works such as The Name of the Pagoda in Huadu Temple and Huangfushou Monument are known as the first regular script in the Tang Dynasty. Whether using a pen or tying a knot, he is very rigorous and solemn. The "Thirty-six Methods of Ouyang's Knot" mentioned by later generations is his experience from regular script.
Heart Sutra, the full name of Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, is a great Buddhist classic in the history of China. Although the full text is only 260 words, it completely summarizes the core essence of the 600-volume Prajna Paramita Sutra. If a bodhisattva wants to achieve supreme wisdom, he must practice the heart sutra. This book is worth rethinking, and Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is the icing on the cake, giving this Heart Sutra more special significance. It is one of the relatively complete and precious cultural heritages in Ou Yangxun, and it also occupies an important and indelible position in the history of calligraphy in China.
What are the characteristics of Ou Yangxun's calligraphy?
Ou Yangxun was a famous calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty in China. His ancestral home is in Linxiang, Tanzhou, which is now Changsha, Hunan. He grew up smart and quick-thinking, and later he was very interested in history books, which can be said to be a well-read person.
Among them, he is particularly obsessed with calligraphy and likes to contact Wang Xizhi's calligraphy best. Later, on the basis of Wang Xizhi, he softened the characteristics of Han Li and became a whole. His calligraphy was very famous in the Sui Dynasty, and later he served as a doctor in Taichang.
His calligraphy inherited the experience and characteristics of Wei and Jin Dynasties and created his own style on the basis of Han Li. He draws from ancient books with a pen, so it is magnificent, clean, dense and closely combined. It can be summarized by the word "dangerous strength". At that time, it was also famous in other countries, and North Korean envoys came here. It can be seen that Ou Yangxun is famous in the original book circle, but he is still arrogant and cautious.
It is said that Ou Yangxun is ugly, but he is smart and conscious. His calligraphy has a great influence on later generations, and he is known as the first of the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. The "Thirty-six Methods of Ouyang Jie's Style", which was circulated in later generations, is also the law and method summarized from his calligraphy, and provides an important way for people in later generations to get an introduction to calligraphy.
On the whole, his calligraphy is rigorous, with long fonts but even distribution, and the momentum is very unrestrained. Although most of them tilt to the right, the center of gravity is very stable and there is almost no feeling of tilting. This feature of his calligraphy is the focus of later practice.
On the Font Features of Ou Yangxun Regular Script
As the saying goes, "seeing words is like seeing people", that is to say, you can see a person's character and personality. Words are a person's facade and a person's face.
So many people will practice calligraphy, such as running script, regular script, cursive script, thin gold body and so on. In the 5,000-year history of China, famous calligraphers abound. Speaking of regular script, we have to mention a person who is praised by the world for his official script. Who is this person and what are his characteristics?
Say this person's name, and many calligraphy lovers will suddenly realize, Oh, it's him, yes, it's Ou Yangxun. Ou Yangxun's regular script is neat and standardized, with a strong pen and a clear and neat pen collection.
It was once commented in the Qing Dynasty that Ou Yangxun's words focused on the use of the force between his fingers, and his strokes were rigorous and powerful, and his character was vigorous, neither too plump nor too slender. Every painting is perfect. One more point is too long, one less point is too short, the weight is appropriate, and the length is appropriate.
Of course, his calligraphy not only uses the power between his fingers, but also tries to use a pen to strictly control the strength of the middle part of the stroke, that is, a simple horizontal stroke interrupts the fullness of the pen; There are also some characters whose main strokes extend outward to show the compactness of the characters, especially when writing vertical paintings on the right side, which often have upward exaggerated extension. Ou Yangxun's unique composition shows his extraordinary courage.
Ou Yangxun also created the Eight Methods, which explained his unique views on calligraphy for people. In the Tang Dynasty, some people commented that his Eight Strategies applied brushwork to the extreme, perfectly showing the endless danger of great strength.
Brief introduction to the life of Ou Yangxun, one of the four masters of regular script.
In Chinese class, we are always asked by the teacher to recite a lot of literary common sense. I believe everyone has memorized Four Masters in the Early Tang Dynasty and European Language, and friends who like calligraphy should also know who "Big Europe" is. Yes, we are going to talk about Ou Yangxun today.
What do you think of when you talk about Ou Yangxun? Is Ou Yangxun, a native of Linxiang, Tanzhou, together with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, an epistolary book called "encounter" with Yu Shinan, or will he remember some of his major achievements, such as teaching tactics, writing on pens and thirty-six methods?
So do you know that Ou Yangxun once held these official positions, and how did he become a calligrapher? Let's tell a story about Ou Yangxun!
In China, which has a civilization of 5,000 years, it is normal for dynasties to change. People who have studied history also know that people in troubled times will go through several dynasties. Maybe this dynasty was just established today and will be destroyed by other separatist forces tomorrow. Closer to home, Ou Yangxun lived through three dynasties. Born in the Southern Dynasties, Chen is a noble, but he is not a dude as people often say. On the contrary, he is smart, sensitive and studious, and he is a young man with real talent and practical learning.
Maybe a jealous genius. At the age of 33, he was imprisoned for his father's rebellion. Fortunately, he survived under the protection of his father's good friend General Jiang. Just like that sentence, when God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you.
Jiang Zong, who rescued him from danger, happened to be a calligrapher, while Ou Yangxun was diligent and studious. Therefore, under his guidance, Ou Yangxun's calligraphy has made rapid progress, and he has the honor to be the "doctor too often" in charge of ancestral temple etiquette.
During this period, he experienced the Sui Dynasty. Nearly 60 years old, he keeps close contact with Shi Mi. Everyone must know who Shi Mi is, so he was later appointed as a "Bachelor of Hong Wen Pavilion", specializing in editing articles.
Ou Yangxun Huadu Temple Monument * * * How many words?
Huadu Temple Monument of Zhong Nanshan Buddhist Temple in Chang 'an is the representative work of Ou Yangxun's regular script in his later years. This tablet was written by Li Baiyao. A * * * 35 lines, 33 words per line. After the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, there were many folk or official engravings.
The reason why Huadu Temple Monument can be praised by later generations lies in its rigorous structure, and its author's meticulous thinking can be seen from its overall layout. Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is quite heroic, with rounded strokes, square fonts and a unique charm. At the same time, the meticulous brushwork outlined in the tablet copy of Huadu Temple is also inferior to that of later generations, so it is called the extreme principle of model law.
1896 The rubbings of the Tang Dynasty discovered in the stone chambers of Dunhuang were exiled abroad due to the war of aggression against China, and are now collected in the Paris Library of France and the London Museum of England respectively. In recent years, people have found another copy, which was also found in Dunhuang stone room. The rubbings have 236 words, and the rubbings are very wonderful.
Now people usually refer to the Huadu Temple Monument, mostly referring to the original extension of the Tang Dynasty Monument copied from the Song Dynasty. Its technology of approaching the mold is necessary, but unfortunately it has been lost. At the same time, many people mistakenly think that the engraving of the Song Dynasty, like the rubbings of the Tang Dynasty, is still called Tang Shi Songtuo. In fact, this is mainly Weng Fanggang's mistake.
In the Song Dynasty, it was true that some people copied rubbings according to the Song Dynasty and copied a lot. Among the rubbings handed down from ancient times, only the old collection of Wu Wangou Hall in Wuxian County is the original, which is now treasured in Shanghai Library.
Of course, there are many photocopies of Huadu Temple Monument. The common photocopies are collected by Calvin and printed and published by the Commercial Press.
There are many comments about Huadu Temple Monument. Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty Throughout all the calligraphers in Tang Dynasty, Ou Yangxun wrote the best. In Ou Yangxun's calligraphy, Huadu Temple Monument is the best.