Yan Zhenqing

Yan Zhenqing lived in the third year of Jinglong of Tang Zhongzong (709 AD) - the first year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dezong (785 AD). He was 77 years old and died in Langxie Linyi (Linyi, Shandong Province). )people. The courtesy name is Qingchen. He is a representative figure of calligraphy innovation in the mid-Tang Dynasty. His regular script is dignified and majestic, with grand momentum. The running script is soothing and refreshing, and the charm is flying. His calligraphy not only has the charm and rules of previous calligraphy styles, but is not bound by ancient methods. It breaks through the rigid rules of the early Tang Dynasty and becomes its own style, which is called "trembling style". Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty commented: "The loyalty of this man comes from his nature, so his calligraphy and painting are strong and independent, without following the previous traces, and are majestic and majestic, just like the person he was. Zhu Changwen of the Song Dynasty listed his calligraphy as a divine product in "Sushu Duan"." The comment said: "The point is like a falling stone, the painting is like a summer cloud, the hook is like bending gold, and the weapon is like a crossbow. There are images vertically and horizontally, and a low and high attitude. Since the time of Xi and Xian, there has never been anyone like Gong.