There are many people who learn Zhong Yao's small regular script, but not many people really know this master.
Zhong Yao was an important official and calligrapher of Cao Wei from the late Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period.
Zhong Yao was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was born in Ju Xiaolian.
He successively served as Shangshu Lang and Huangmen Shilang, assisted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in returning to Luoyang, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wuting in the East.
Later, he gained the trust of the Prime Minister Cao Cao, who was in power, and served as the commander of the Sili School, guarding Guanzhong. With outstanding achievements, he was compared to Xiao He, and was later promoted to the former military advisor.
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When Cao Cao was granted the title of King of Wei, he served as the Dali Qing of the Wei State and the Prime Minister of the State.
After the establishment of Cao Wei, he paid homage to Wei Qing and was promoted to Tai Wei, ranking first among the three princes.
Zhong Yao is good at various calligraphy styles including seal, Li, Zhen, Xing and Cao.
He is quite accomplished in calligraphy.
He promoted the development of regular script (small regular script) and had a profound influence on later generations of calligraphy. Later generations respected him as the "originator of regular script".
He and Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, are also known as the "Zhongwang".
Yu Jianwu in the Southern Dynasty rated his book as "top grade"; Zhang Huaiguan's "Book Break" in the Tang Dynasty was rated as "divine grade".
If such a character and his works could be even remotely similar, that would be absolutely amazing.
What's more, it was born out of the small regular script of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and is known as the best stone tablet in the Sui Dynasty.
Chen Wenzhe was able to see a trace of King Zhong's regular script on this stone tablet, which was already pretty good.
This level of regular script cannot be achieved by copying for three to five years.
Even if he is copying "Dong Meiren's Epitaph", he can achieve such an achievement, and he is already considered a calligraphy genius.
After all, whether it is "Dong Meiren's Epitaph" or Zhong Yao's regular script, they are known as the first in an era.
But in modern times, no matter which so-called master of calligraphy, it is impossible to reach the level of the ancients.
After all, modern people don’t rely on writing to make a living.
Certainly no one can practice calligraphy as hard as the ancients did every day.
Therefore, even if there are still some masters, they are hidden among the people. As for the famous ones, they are just demons and ghosts.
For example, a guy who is crazy and splashes ink randomly is also called a calligrapher?
If you can't make a breakthrough in real calligraphy, you can only play this kind of little tricks that don't stand out on the stage.
Afterwards, if you package and promote it, you can actually become a master. What a joke!
It’s a pity that there are so many jokes like this nowadays!
"Boss, this piece may not be the most precious, but it is the best preserved. Look at this piece!"
While Chen Wenzhe was studying "Dong Meiren's Epitaph", Li Tianqiang pointed to another stone tablet very proudly and said.
Chen Wenzhe was stunned for a moment, then moved over. Didn't he say that he wanted to see the Monument of King Yu?
He hasn't seen the Monument of King Yu yet, but he has seen several famous steles like the "Epitaph of Dong Meiren".
Chen Wenzhe looked at Li Tianqiang. This guy had collected quite a lot of stone tablets.
Following the direction he pointed, Chen Wenzhe looked at another stone tablet.
This stone tablet is more primitive and seems to be more famous.
"Situ Chenxiong, Sikong Chenjie... this is the "Yiying Stele"? No, why is this regular script? If I remember correctly, this stone stele should be carved in official script, right?"
"Yes, this is the "Yiying Stele", but it is not an ordinary "Yiying Stele". It is engraved in block letters. Some people say that it is the real "Yiying Stele" by Zhong Yao."
Having said this, Li Tianqiang became even more proud.
Needless to say, this stone tablet is definitely more controversial.
When Chen Wenzhe looked at the handwriting, he felt it looked like Zhong Yao's regular script.
However, this stone tablet is too famous.
When someone carved the time, it seemed that Zhong Yao was only three years old, so it is absolutely impossible for this to be the original work of Zhong Yao.
However, there is no smoke without fire. Since some people say that "Yiying Stele" is the work of Zhong Yao, there must be a reason.
Here, let’s talk about Zhong Yao’s achievements again.
Zhong Yao's seal script is composed of Li, Zhen, Xing and Cao, and he works in a variety of calligraphy styles. His calligraphy is simple and elegant, with alternating font sizes, and the overall layout is rigorous and meticulous.
Zhang Huaiguan's "Shu Jie" said: "Yuan Chang's real calligraphy is peerless. It is more than a master, and the cut is soft and ready. There are many interesting things in the stipples. It can be said to be profound and boundless, and more than quaint. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there has only been one person."
The best thing he wrote was regular script. "Xuanhe Shupu" commented: "He has prepared all the laws and regulations and is the ancestor of regular script."
The period in which Zhong Yao lived was the period when Chinese characters were evolving from official script to regular script and were nearing completion.
In the process of completing this important evolution of Chinese characters, Zhong Yao played a powerful role in promoting the past and opening up the future.
On the one hand, he can adapt to the trend of the times and is good at learning new calligraphy styles emerging among the people;
On the other hand, he studies diligently and is good at thinking and studying.
According to Zhang Yanyuan's "Book of Dharma" of the Tang Dynasty, Cai Yong was passed down to Cui Yuan and the female Wenji. Wenji passed it to Zhong Yao, Zhong Yao passed it to Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei passed it to Wang Xizhi, and Wang Xizhi
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It can be seen that Zhong Yao is the second generation successor of Cai Yong's calligraphy.
In fact, the reason why Zhong Yao's calligraphy art has achieved great artistic achievements is not limited to one family.
According to Chen Si's "Shu Yuan Jinghua" in the Song Dynasty, Zhong Yao studied calligraphy with Liu Sheng for three years when he was young, and later studied calligraphy from Cao Xi, Liu Desheng and others.
Therefore, Zhong Yao, like any accomplished scholar, is the result of gathering the great achievements of his predecessors, studying hard, and studying hard.
According to "Shu Yuan Jing Hua", when Zhong Yao was about to die, he called his son Zhong Hui to his side, gave him a secret book of calligraphy, and told Zhong Hui the story of his hard work.
He said that for more than thirty years of his life, he concentrated on learning calligraphy and mastered the essentials of writing mainly from Cai Yong's calligraphy skills.
During the learning process, no matter day or night, no matter the occasion or location, write whenever you have time and practice whenever you have the opportunity.
Sit and chat with others and practice on the ground around you.
When I rested at night, I used the quilt as paper. As a result, a big hole was made in the quilt over time.
When you see flowers, plants, trees, insects, fish, birds, animals and other natural scenery, you will associate it with the brushwork.
Sometimes I go to the toilet and forget to come back.
This shows that Zhong Yao's calligraphy art is indeed the result of his diligent study and practice.
While practicing hard, Zhong Yao also paid great attention to learning from his contemporaries.
He often discussed pen-writing methods with Cao Cao, hd Chun, Wei Dan, Sun Tzu Jing, Guan Loquat and others.
Zhong Yao not only had strict requirements on himself, but also had strict requirements on his disciples and disciples.
He also often warned his son Zhong Hui in every possible way, and Zhong Hui finally achieved great success. Zhong Yao, Zhong Hui and his son were known as "Big and Little Zhongs".
Zhong Yao's calligraphy styles are mainly regular script, official script and running script.
Yang Xin, a native of the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, said in "Collecting Ancient History and Not Writing the Names of People": "The bell has three bodies, one is the book inscribed on the stone, which is the most wonderful; the second is the book of regulations, which is used by secretaries to teach young scholars; the third is the line of execution.
Books are those who hear them."
The so-called "stone inscription" refers to regular script.
"Book of Charter" is official script, also known as Bafenshu.