Calligraphy and Aesthetic Features of Preface to Lanting Collection

1. Exquisite and meticulous brushwork

Start and stop operation, press the switch, and the pen is in place. Although it is like a hairspring, it will never drag its feet, but it will be meticulous and powerful. The word "Yonghe Nine Years" at the beginning is really a pure stippling, mellow and powerful, with bone strength, which can be described as vigorous and colorful. The word "year old" echoes with a pen. Although there is no thread, the trajectory of the pen is very clear. So is the so-called disjunction. The turning point brought by the oblique long tail and the back front of the word "You" is also clearly explained. Mao's vertical hook tie is so perfect, strong and exquisite. Carefully check the whole post, all the stippling, and so on.

2. There are all ways to hide and show the positive.

The form of stippling determines the brushwork. Generally speaking, the brushwork is divided into positive hiding and revealing. Regular and round, with bright colors on the side, the track is clear when exposed, smart and handsome, while the hidden echo is hidden and subtle. Therefore, Fang Bi's [small square pen] is exposed, while the round pen is hidden. Preface to Lanting can be described as various methods, which are often integrated into one word and one painting. Look at the hidden dew, "Huai" is hidden when it stands on the left, and the rest is exposed. The word "Lan" stands upright, and the word "One" shows the collection. On the front, the word "Jun" is a side except a small part of the front. As far as Fiona Fang is concerned, the words "space" and "reason" are both round pens with Fang Bi on the outside. The lower left two points of the word "Liu" are written as squares, and the rest are circles. Not only that, because the running script is lively and smooth, but also must be calm and calm, so most of the pens used in Preface to Lanting are both exposed and hidden, and there are also circles and squares. Few people show all the squares and circles in the whole collection. No matter the point, horizontal, left, etc., it is always like this, everywhere. For example, the word "nine" crosses, and all the stippling of "old" is like this. This brushwork was formed by pressing the circle again with potential immediately after Lu Feng took over. It can be said that the combination of hidden dew at the beginning is a major feature of Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, which received a special artistic effect formed by seeing Fiona Fang's hidden dew, and opened a precedent for the seamless blending of brushwork for later generations.

Aesthetic significance

From the overall aesthetic point of view, "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" can be summarized by 16 words, that is, the spirit is weak, the posture is leisurely and comfortable, and the iron face is peaceful. Furthermore, the first eight words reflect Taoist aesthetics, while the last eight words reflect Confucian aesthetics. Taoism is natural, Confucianism is neutral, and Confucianism and Taoism are integrated, which is not only the spirit of that era, but also the essence of Wang himself. As a scholar-bureaucrat, he must be deeply influenced by Confucianism. As a scholar who is most sensitive to the times, can he be unaffected in the era when Confucianism is declining and metaphysics is prevalent? The influence of Taoism is great in the following aspects: when I was young, I was open-minded, informal in behavior, and free and easy in expression. In my later years, I liked to follow Taoists and take pills. Fang Xiaoru's evaluation of Lanting is "natural and beautiful". Sun said, "Lanting promotes gathering and has superb thoughts." Didn't you grasp the presentation of Lanting Taoist aesthetics? In particular, Huang Tingjian's comment: "The right army's brushwork is like Mencius' words, and Zhuang Zhou talks about nature". This also shows the origin of Wang Zi's aesthetics.

The beauty of the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion can be evaluated as follows: the mind is carried away, the clouds are flowing, and it is pure and natural. Bone strength lies in charm, and ingenuity lies in nature. Lightweight and smooth, with ease, echoing from beginning to end, full of vitality. The light and heavy Ji Xu, cadence and cadence, Fiona Fang's turn, density and concession, size and length, are all gathered and scattered, pens follow one's inclinations, and music can't be more beautiful.