Ou Yangxun (557-64 1), a native of Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan) in Tanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, was a famous calligrapher and eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, one of the four masters of regular script, the grandson of Ouyang Li, the general of South Liang Zhengnan, and son of the general in South Chen.
Liang Taiping was born in Hengzhou (now Hengyang, Hunan) in the second year of the Southern Dynasty (AD 557), and his ancestral home was Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan). Ou Yangxun, together with his contemporaries Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Qi, were called the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty. Because his son Ouyang Tong is also good at calligraphy.
Therefore, it is also called "Greater Europe". He and Yu Shinan were both famous for their calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, also known as "Ou Yu". Later generations see danger in Chinese books, which is the most convenient for beginners and named "European style".
Representative regular script includes Jiuchenggong Li Quanming, Huangfu Birthday Monument, Huadu Temple Monument, and running script includes Zhong Nimeng's stippling and running script with thousands of characters. He has his own unique views on calligraphy.
There are calligraphy works such as Eight Laws, Teaching Methods, Bi Tan and Thirty-six Laws. Written by the Buddhist monk Huadu Temple Pagoda Inscription, Gonggong Wenyanbo Monument and Huangfushengchen Monument are called "the first regular script in the Tang Dynasty".
2. Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709-784) was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) and Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). The minister supervised Yan Shigu V from Sun and Stuart Yan from his younger brother.
Famous officials and calligraphers in Tang Dynasty. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing became a scholar and served as a supervisor in the temple. Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led a crusade against the rebels. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to advise the rebel general Li Xilie.
Rejected the thief in awe and was finally slapped to death. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried. Posthumous title Si Tuleideng, posthumous title "in the text". Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork.
Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script". Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu".
He is also good at poetry, such as You, Ji, Wu, Ji, Lu Ji and Linchuan Ji, all of which have been lost. The Song people compiled Yan Ji.
3. Liu Gongquan
Liu Gongquan (778-865), a famous calligrapher, was born in Jing Zhao Jing Yuan (now Yao County, Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Gongquan is studious, good at ci and fu, and knows the rhythm. Official to the prince, known as "Liu".
After Liu Gongquan, he was named Duke of Hedong, also known as "Liuhe East". Public power is Yan Zhenqing's successor, but it is only a thin brushwork and unique; Later generations called it "Yan Liu", which became a model of calligraphy in past dynasties. His calligraphy was a beginner of Wang Xizhi, and later he visited the calligraphy of famous artists in the Tang Dynasty.
Considering that Yan Zhenqing He's calligraphy is the best, they absorbed the strengths of Yan He 'ou, and formed their own Liu style between the charm of Jin people and the elegance of Yan Shu, which is famous for its strength and strength, and later generations have the reputation of "Yan Gu".
He wrote many works in his life, mainly including Hui Yuan's View of the Bell Tower in the Tang Dynasty, Diamond Sutra Engraving, Xuanta Monument, Su Feng Monument, Shence Army Monument and so on. In addition, there are ink marks such as "Zhao Meng Post" and "Pear Post and Postscript from Wang Xianzhi".
4. Zhong Shaojing
Zhong Shaojing (AD 659-746), a native of Qingde Township (now Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty, was a famous calligrapher in the Three Kingdoms and the17th generation grandson of Zhong You, the first prime minister in the south of the Yangtze River.
There are two famous calligraphers named Zhong in history, who are called "Big Clock" in Zhong You and "Jason Chung" in Zhong Shaojing. Jiangxi local chronicles are listed as "Top Ten Rural Sages". From official to official, and from official to Yue State, there are works such as Ling Fei Classic in Small Letters and Tang Dynasty in Small Letters handed down from generation to generation.
5. Huai Su
Huai Su (737-799) was born in Lingling, Yongzhou (now Lingling, Hunan). Calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty were known as "weeds" and were called "grass saints" in history.
Becoming a monk since childhood, spending his leisure time in Zen, and loving calligraphy. He is as famous as Zhang Xu, known as "Dian Zhang Kuang Cao", which formed the coexistence of two peaks of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, and also the two peaks in the history of cursive script in China. Huai Su cursive script is thin and vigorous, flying naturally.
Like a whirlwind of a shower, it changes at will. Calligraphy is ever-changing, ever-changing and has statutes. Professor Peking University and pioneer Li Zhimin commented: "Huai Su's cursive script has a delicate and graceful god in the escape and an innocent spirit in the wild."