Shen Du

Shen Du

Shen du (1357-1434), a calligrapher of Ming Dynasty, was born in Huating (Jinshan, Shanghai) of Songjiang Prefecture in Ming Dynasty. Shen can and his younger brother are good at calligraphy.

In Yongle period, he entered the Imperial Academy with good books and moved to be a lecturer from classics. He is good at seal script, official script, regular script and Xingshu style, which is hidden in the secret palace. He is known as "Guange style", which is the representative of Taige style calligraphy.

Personage introduction

He was fond of learning since he was young, and was good at writing. At the beginning of Yongle period, he ordered the Imperial Academy to promote talents, promote the classics, and serve as a lecturer. Xuandezhong, a Bachelor of Hanlin. The book of degree is graceful, elegant and graceful, which is called "Taige style". Chengzu is known as "I chaoxizhi". All the gold, bamboo and jade books are made in large scale, and they will be ordered to read books. For the plain text, no floating. When you are sincere, you must be right. He is also known as the "big and small Bachelor" and "cloud Er Shen". It's a long time to make friends with others. He is chaste and meticulous. In his spare time, he closed his house and burned incense. He played the piano and wrote poems to enjoy himself. He was called "Mr. Zile". The only thing I like about Xiao San's demeanor is to carry books, calligraphy, famous paintings and ancient utensils. He wrote the South Yunnan manuscript, the following notes, the Xiqing leisure self enjoyment manuscript and the Zishi edition.

personal works

Shen Du was praised as "Wang Xizhi of our Dynasty" by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, for his calligraphy of Taige style. There are ink "Jiao Zhai Zhen", "Si Zhen Ming" and so on. His younger brother Shen can is good at doing and cursive writing, and his son Shen Zao is good at regular script. His works include Xiqing leisure self enjoyment manuscript, Zishi edition, Diannan manuscript, suizhilu, etc. Some of the most famous calligraphy works are Li longmian's "Wei Mo Yan Jiao Tu", Liu Songnian's "Deng Ying Tu", Liu Gonglin's "Gui Zhuang Tu" and his "Bu Zi CI Shuo" and "Bao Ji Jing". As for his calligraphy, Yang Shiqi of the Ming Dynasty said in his Dongli collection: "good at seal, Li, Zhen, Xing and Bafen calligraphy. Hongwu promoted literature, and Chengzu promoted it to Hanlin classics. For a time, those who were good at calligraphy in the Imperial Academy, such as Xie Dashen's Zhen, Xing and Cao, Hu Guangda's Xing and Cao, Teng Yongheng's Zhuan and Bafen, Wang Ruyu's and Liang's Xing Zhen, and Yang Wenyu's Xing, were all well-known in the world, while Hu, Xie and Du's books were only loved by the superior. " He also said that Shen Du's calligraphy "eight points is particularly high in ancient times, which is full of Han meaning."

Appreciative Remarks

The book of jingzhaizhen was written by Shen Du in the 16th year of Yongle (1418), when he was 61 years old. This volume is printed in regular script on yellow paper. Vertically bounded lattices. It is 23.8 cm in length and 49.4 cm in width. The article has 19 lines and 10 words. It is now in Beijing Palace Museum. This regular script is a horizontal scroll. It is meticulous in writing, strict in law, skillful in stippling, clear in turning, clear in lifting and pressing, and convenient in writing. The lines are light and heavy, and the thickness is variable. The ending, ending, skimming and turning points of the regular script are not only legal, but also not deliberately artificial. It is very natural to draw the thread and build the pen. The structure of the pavilion is mainly square and regular. It belongs to regular script. It has the style of Jin and Tang Dynasties. It also has the style of Zi ang. It is more sweet and ripe, so it is the origin of the pavilion. Just as Wang Wenzhi said, "there is a special office in the library and pavilion to prepare the official documents." Shen Du also has a world-famous work, which is the Scripture on the Yongle clock. More than 230000 words on Yongle bell were all written by Shen Du.

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