Appreciation of Yan Zhenqing's Works

Yan Zhenqing was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy works had a unique style and characteristics. Among them, one of his representative works was the "Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript". This work displayed the characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's cursive calligraphy. The font was powerful, the structure was compact, and the emotions were sincere. It was hailed as the second semi-cursive script in the world by the calligraphy world. In addition, Yan Zhenqing's "Multi-Pagoda Stele" was also his early masterpiece, showing his steady, strong writing technique and broad momentum. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works were magnificent and had the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. At the same time, it also reflected his noble personality and integrity. His calligraphy works were widely praised and recognized in terms of both art and personality.

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works had the following characteristics: First, it was magnificent. His works gave people a solemn and vigorous feeling. Through the strong and powerful strokes, vigorous layout and rich ink color, it created a strong visual impact. The second was the beautiful and elegant shape. Yan Zhenqing paid attention to the smoothness and beauty of the shape. He was good at using the basic strokes to skillfully combine them together to form a harmonious and varied form, making his works appear elegant and elegant. The third was the vigorous and powerful style of the strokes. Every stroke of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was full of strength and perfect. His works also had outstanding emotions and spirituality. The thoughts in his writing were natural and strange, expounding a lot of life insights, and the realm of his thoughts was grand and open. In general, Yan Zhenqing's works displayed unique artistic features in terms of momentum, beauty of shape, and strokes.

Yan Zhenqing's main works include "Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript,""Pagoda Stele,""Praise of Dongfang Shuo's Portrait,""Yan Qinli Stele,""Magu Immortal Altar Record,""Scramble for Seat Manuscript,""General Pei Post,""Self-written Letter to Body,""Liu Zhong Envoy Post,""Huzhou Post," etc.

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was distinguished by its awe-inspiring, vigorous, and heroic style. His regular script was called Yan Style, which had a square and dense structure. It was light in horizontal strokes and heavy in vertical strokes. His strokes were vigorous and upright. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works were full of power and vitality. The strokes and lines were carefully arranged and sketched, giving people a majestic feeling. His calligraphy style was unique, with a backbone and a strong beauty. Yan Zhenqing's representative works included "Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript","Yan Family Temple Stele","Duobao Pagoda Stele" and so on. Among them,"Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript" was known as "the second cursive script in the world", showing the extraordinary style of Yan Zhenqing's cursive calligraphy. 'Yan Family Temple Stele' was one of his representative works in regular script. It was dignified and magnificent. The Pagoda Stele was Yan Zhenqing's early masterpiece. The regular script was square and the strokes were smooth. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works had become an important chapter in the history of Chinese calligraphy with its unique style and strokes.

Among Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works, some were very famous and highly respected, including Yan Qinli Stele. This was the Divine Stele that Yan Zhenqing had written for his great-grandfather, Yan Qinli. It recorded the Yan Clan's lineage and Yan Qinli's life story. Yan Qinli Stele showed the mature style of Yan Zhenqing's regular script. His writing style was vigorous, dignified and elegant, and the font structure was rigorous yet flexible. Yan Zhenqing was good at using techniques such as lifting, pressing, and stopping to make the strokes and lines show rich changes, both powerful and rhythmic. This stele also demonstrated Yan Zhenqing's superb ability to form words. He handled the interweaving and evading between strokes, making every word present a harmonious beauty. The entire work was unified without losing its changes, full of vivid charm. Yan Qinli Stele had the characteristics of dignified and open-minded, relaxed and cheerful, the combination of movement and stillness, the combination of cleverness and awkwardness, and grace and generosity. The brush is horizontal, thin and vertical, thick and thick, hiding the head and protecting the tail, using both square and round, vigorous and powerful. The vertical painting takes the momentum of "facing each other". The vertical painting is thick and the goose tail is forked. The hook is like a bird's beak. The momentum between the dots is coherent. This stele emphasized laws and regulations, and it had the aura of the Great Tang. Yan Qinli Stele was one of Yan Zhenqing's representative works of regular script in his later years and was considered a treasure of his calligraphy art.

Yan Zhenqing's works include "Praise of Dongfang Shuo's Portrait,""Sacrifice to Nephew Manuscript,""Pagoda Stele,""Yan Qinli Stele,""Self-written Record,""Magu Immortal Altar Record,""Battle for Seat Manuscript,""Guo Xuji Epitaph," etc.

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy work,'Persuade Learning,' was a seven-character ancient poem. Through the description of the learning environment, this poem expressed the meaning that one should study hard when they were young, and study late when they were old. The poem exhorted teenagers to cherish their youth, study hard, and make a difference. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret when they reached old age. This poem was written by Yan Zhenqing to encourage future generations, showing his emphasis on learning and his attitude of cherishing time. Yan Zhenqing was a famous official and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. His calligraphy works were known as one of the "Four Masters of Regular Script".

Yan Zhenqing's works had the following characteristics: Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style was unique. His regular script was vigorous and broad, his cursive script was vigorous and powerful, and he was proficient in the use of seal script and official script. His personal style was unique. His calligraphy works were praised as the model of regular script in the Tang Dynasty, which had a profound impact on the art of calligraphy in later generations. Yan Zhenqing's works were flat and neat in structure, which created the style of the pavilion style of later generations. His strokes were strong and powerful, and the turns were natural and smooth, showing an extremely high level of skill. The structure of the characters was well-balanced, the size of each character was well-proportioned, and the spacing between the characters was just right, forming a unique visual rhythm. Yan Zhenqing's works were full of heroic and magnificent momentum, showing the spirit of a man. His calligraphy style was vigorous and vigorous, but at the same time, it was clear and profound. In general, Yan Zhenqing's works were vigorous and broad, the cursive script was vigorous and powerful, the calligraphy was proficient, and his personal style was unique.

Yan Zhenqing's famous works include "Pagoda Stele,""Yan Qinli Stele,""Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript,""Magu Immortal Altar Record," etc.

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy works include Yan Qinli Stele, Li Xuanjing Stele, Xianyu's Lidui Record, Guo Family Temple Stele, Duobao Pagoda Stele, Sacrifice Nephew Manuscript, Liu Zhong's Envoy Post, Self-writing Post, Fighting for Seat Post, Dongfang Shuo Painting Praise, Yan Family Temple Stele, Magu Immortal Altar Record, Resurrection Ode, etc. Among them, Yan Qinli Stele showed Yan Zhenqing's mature writing technique and structural design, Li Xuanjing Stele had the meaning of seal script, Xianyu's Lidui Record and Guo Family Temple Stele showed Yan Zhenqing's variation in calligraphy style, Duobao Stele was a regular script calligraphy work, regarded as the highest peak of Yan Zhenqing's regular script, and Sacrifice to Nephew Manuscript was his running script work, which was now collected in the Palace Museum in Taibei. Self-written Body Invitation was his official calligraphy work. These works reflected Yan Zhenqing's creativity and unique calligraphy style, which was widely studied and appreciated by later generations.