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What are the characteristics of Yan Zhenqing’s works?

The characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's works are: square and dense structure, light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes, strong brushwork, straight, open and vigorous.

Yan Zhenqing’s greatest contribution was to introduce the style of seal script into regular script. We know that seal script is the source of calligraphy and pioneered the round-brush regular script. This is completely different from Wang Xizhi’s square brush and Yan style. The characteristics of regular script are mainly reflected in the "house leakage marks" and "broken hairpin strands", thus breaking the diagonal falling characteristics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, replacing them with calm and rounded, and also breaking the traditional structure method, that is, left Tight and comfortable, replaced by a straight and even structure of seal script.

The glyphs of Yanti regular script are basically rich and dignified, and the writing style is thick and vigorous. From his regular script, it seems that he wrote the grace and magnanimity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Although there was not much audience at the time, it gained popularity in the Song Dynasty. He strongly praised it and there is a saying that "everyone in the world learns Yan calligraphy".

Yan Zhenqing created a magnificent realm, with rigorous laws and majestic momentum, which can be said to be unprecedented. From an aesthetic point of view, Yan style regular script has a masculine beauty, dignified beauty, etc. At the same time, his regular script Contrary to the style of calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, the calligraphy style was mainly in seal script, and the previous thin and stiff style was changed to powerful and plump. The structure is broad and majestic, with strong bones.

Introduction to Yan Zhenqing

Yan Zhenqing, born in 709-August 23, 784, named Qingchen, nicknamed Xianmenzi, nicknamed Yingfang, was born in Linyi, Langya, in Jingzhao Thousands of years. A famous official and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, he was the grandson of the fifth generation of Secretary Yan Shigu and the younger brother of Situ Yan Gaoqing. Yan Zhenqing was born in the Yan family of Langya. He became a Jinshi in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and served successively as the supervisory censor and the imperial censor. Later, because he offended the powerful minister Yang Guozhong, he was demoted to the prefect of Pingyuan, and was known as "Yan Pingyuan" in the world.

During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led the rebel army to fight against the rebels and regained Hebei for a time. Later he went to Fengxiang and was awarded the title of Minister of Xianbu. During the Tang Dynasty, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Crown Prince and the Grand Master, and was granted the title of Duke of Lu County, and was known as "Gong Yan Lu". In the first year of Xingyuan, Li Xilie was sent to rebel general Li Xilie. He resisted the thieves sternly and was eventually hanged. After he was killed, his successor King Li Gao and the soldiers of the three armies all cried bitterly for him. Situ was given a posthumous title of "Wenzhong".