1. Introduction to the famous post.
Bo Yuan Post is a letter written by Wang Xun to his relatives and friends Bo Yuan, paper, line book, a total of 5 lines, 47 words, 25 vertical1 cm, 17 wide2 cm, now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Boyuan Post" because the first line has the word "Boyuan", so it is named after the post. The pen is strong, the posture is sloppy, and the charm is smooth, which is a typical style of Wang's calligraphy. It is the end of the Ming Dynasty at the Xin'an Wu Xinyu, and then returned to the Wu court, which was engraved into the "Yu Qing Zhai Fa Ti", and was classified into the inner government in the Qing Dynasty. Dong Qichang praised "Boyuan Post": "Chic and ancient, the Eastern Jin Dynasty is romantic, just like in the eyes." ”
"Boyuan Post" is recognized by the academic community today as the only authentic handwriting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty famous family law, and "Fast Snow Time Sunny Post" and "Mid-Autumn Post" are known as the "Three Xi Post" of the first of the "Top Ten Famous Posts in China", and is also listed as one of the "Top Ten Books in the World", ranking fourth.
2. About the author.
Wang Xun, 350-401 A.D., the character Yuanlin, the grandson of the famous calligrapher Wang Dao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the son of Wang Qia, and the nephew of Wang Xizhi. Emperor Xiaowu of the Jin Dynasty Sima Yaoya good classics, Wang Xun and Yin Zhongkan, Xu Miao, Wang Gong, Xi Hui, etc., are all known to Emperor Xiaowu for their talents. The official Zhishang Shu Ling, Jiasan Riding Attendant, died of illness at the age of 52.
3. Background of the post.
Bo Yuan Post" is Wang Xun's handwriting, Dong Qichang gave a high evaluation: "The Jin people's authentic handwriting is the only two kings who still have survivors, but the Minan Palace is rare, and it is said that a piece of paper can be used as the right army five posts, and Wang Xun's book." It is especially difficult to see the great order! I am fortunate to see Wang Xun, and I am fortunate that Xun's book is completely annihilated, and I can see me. Chang'an meets the ink, this is a stunner. ”
"Bo Yuan Post" is the only signature of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to pass on the authentic handiwork, truly reflects the Jin calligraphy situation, to uncover the original reason for the use of the pen at that time, the guest ** treatment of the "two kings" penmanship is of great significance.
The "ambiguity" of Wei and Jin brushwork. On the one hand, it was because of the scarcity of calligraphy, and on the other hand, because of the "secretive" attitude of people at that time. The calligraphy of the Wei and Jin dynasties rarely talks about the problem of techniques, and the circulation of calligraphy skills in this period is related to the family, the accumulation of techniques is mostly obtained through personal calligraphy practice, and the experience of the techniques obtained by them is extremely cherished, and it is regarded as a secret and not easy to teach, so there will be Cai Yong's "penmanship divine gift" said, and there are rumors that the penmanship is said by Cui Ying Jingzhong, Wang Chuan Zhiyong, and Zhang Xu. This situation caused a gap in the study of the techniques of the ancients on the "Boyuan Post", and further mystified the penmanship of the Jin people.
Fourth, the basic characteristics of the post.
The dot painting is concise and flexible, seems to be clever and clumsy, the line tension is very strong, the meaning is rich, and it is very intriguing. The disadvantages of longitudinal lines made calligraphers at that time have to replace long lines with short dot paintings, so "replacing lines with dots" is the basic feature, and it is also a common feature of the calligraphy language of that era. There are no longitudinal strokes, which deliberately avoids the appearance of "hanging needle" dot painting, and effectively avoids the difficulty of writing caused by excessive longitudinal momentum.
Bo Yuan Ti represents the calligraphy style of the Wei and Jin dynasties. With the evolution of brushwork, the style gradually transitioned to "long and short", especially the appearance of the huge vertical axis in the Ming Dynasty, which was a complete rebellion against the charm of "short and long" in the Wei and Jin dynasties. Qiu Zhenzhong believes that the Wei and Jin Kaishu still retain a wealth of turns.
Bo Yuan Post is written very casually, the rhythm of the pen, the layout of the chapter is very natural, every line and even every word has unexpected changes, it is this not too regular change that closely links the whole text.