I. Introduction to the author
1, Cai Xiang (10 12- 1067), a calligrapher in the northern song dynasty. Xianyou people, word,No. Puyang lay man, Xinghua Xianyou (now Fujian) people. My ancestors lived in Xianyou and then moved to the south gate of Putian City. Tiansheng eight years (1030) Jinshi, official to Duan Mingtang bachelor. He once worked as an admonition officer for more than a year, and his voice shocked the world;
2. Taste Fuzhou and Quanzhou and appreciate Zheng Hui. A pawn is loyal to you. Works integrity, good behavior, cursive, but also good at cursive. Learn from Yu Shinan and Yan Zhenqing, and learn from Jin people. The block letters are calm, the running script is gentle and charming, and the cursive script uses the method of flying white, which is also called "Song Sijie" with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fei;
3. Biography of the History of Song Dynasty called him: "Handwriting is the best in the world, and Renzong loves it." At his age, he is seniority, which should be before Su, Huang and Mi. In school, Su, Huang and Mi are all good at cursive and running script, while Cai Xiang likes to write regular script. His calligraphy is modeled after Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. He is majestic and gorgeous.
4. Su Dongpo said: "Mo Jun has a high talent, profound knowledge and endless changes, so it is the first in the DPRK." Cai Xiang is honest and clean, and his words are profound. His words are "noble and noble, bearing and moral". The postscript of Yan Zhenqing's confession was written by Duke Lu, but it is written in Duke Lu's book and can be used as a model.
5. Shen Kuo said that he is good at "writing cursive script with a loose pen, which is called loose grass or flying grass, and its methods are all from Bai Fei, forming a family of its own." This shows that Cai Xiang, a calligrapher who lacks the spirit of reform, is not old-fashioned, and he is also pursuing ancient interests and making innovations. "Dongpo Inscription" said: "Cai chinese odyssey." This is the ultimate theory. Mo Jun's calligraphy is the first, lower case is the second, and cursive is the third.
6. Ask for what its strengths are shorter than, and the big characters are small and sparse. High talent, supplemented by learning, should be chinese odyssey! Tao Zongyi's Book History Society in the Ming Dynasty said: "Mo Jun learned Chinese characters, and the big characters were several feet long, and the small characters were unscathed, with meticulous brushwork and generous small characters. "
7. Mi Fei's "Shu Ming on the Moon" commented on his book like this: "If a young woman is charming and slow, she will be decorated with lead." The ink handed down from ancient times is a poem written by Cai Xiang, and the inscription has Wan 'an Bridge. Later generations compiled Cai Zhonghui's collection;
Second, handed down ink.
1, the ink handed down from ancient times includes History of Xie Yuci, letters and manuscripts. Inscriptions include "Wan 'an Bridge" and "Zhou Jintang". He is the author of Tea Records, Litchi Pu and Cai Zhonghui Gong Ji, which were compiled by later generations. "Xie Yuci's calligraphy style", also known as "self-writing Xie Biao and poetry" and "entering poetry", is the regular script ink written by Cai Xiang;
2. The content recorded in the post is roughly the word "Mo Jun" given by the emperor to Cai Xiang. Cai Xiang was very grateful. He wrote a poem to express his gratitude to the emperor. Paper, regular script, a scroll, an ancient poem. There are 38 lines, each line has different words, ***320 words. Length 24.8 cm, width 107.9 cm;
Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. A survey of Shigutang's calligraphy and painting and a description of Mohuan Guan Hui. The regular script of this post is Cai Xiang's elaborate work. Because of his lofty talent, erudition, integrity and meticulous, sincere and meticulous writing, meticulous brushwork, exquisite and beautiful everywhere, equal emphasis on strength and meaning;
4. Ming Gufu's "Magnificence of Life": "White paper is true, there is no real hate, and it is smooth sailing. This is the first regular script. "