Wu Ju
Wu Ju
Wu Ju (around 1189 AD), a calligrapher of the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan Province) with the name of "father" and "Yunhe". The year of birth and death is unknown, about the end of Chunxi, Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty. They mainly lived in the three dynasties of Xiaozong, Guangzong and ningzong. The son of Wu Yi, the prince of Taining and the king of Wei, and the nephew of Empress Wu of song Gaozong. They are not addicted to sex, and they are entertained by ancient calligraphy. Study official affairs. In the ninth year of Qiandao (1173), he was granted Lin'an general sentence by grace. Later, Li shangshulang was appointed as the Jiedushi of Zhen'an army. Fuzhi Mingzhou, and coastal system to set up. Ning Zongshi knew Ezhou and Qingyuan Prefecture. If you taste the gold, the people of the Jin respect its faithfulness. At least a division, judge Jiankang house and conservative, world known as "Wu seven princes.". He was born Zhonghui.
Calligraphy features
Wu Ju was a good calligrapher and painter, especially in calligraphy and calligraphy. "Jiangning Fu Zhi" says: "Ju stayed in Jiankang, near the city and the East Tower flat downstairs, set up Weimo couch, love the ancient plum, the Sun Lin Zhong (Yao), Wang (Xizhi) post." He is good at correcting and cursive style, and is very skillful in big characters. Jingkou (today's Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province) Beigu's "the best River and mountain in the world" ink was written by Wu Ju. Today's six characters still exist, and the best book is the famous mountain Zenghui. The obvious characteristic of his calligraphy is that he is very similar to Mi Fu, and has the saying that he does not peep outside the Minan palace.
Wu Ju devoted all his life to MI Shu. However, Mi Fu was wild and grotesque, while Wu Ju was gentle. According to the biography of "Song Shi Yi", Chen Fuliang was in Taixue, and Ju held the disciple's ceremony. He cherished his name and feared righteousness, but he was not proud of himself It can be seen that he has great moral cultivation, so although Wu's study of rice calligraphy can reach the level of chaos, due to their differences in character, Wu's calligraphy is more elegant and beautiful. Dong Qichang commented on Wu juyun: "the book is like Mi Yuanzhang, but it is pretty." Wu Ju's writing style is more introverted than that of MI Shu's, which means "handsome".
Character works
His works include Yunhe collection. The book traces handed down from generation to generation include Guanji tie, Shoufu tie, Jiaoshan title, Shitie, Suijin tie, Qiyan jueju, etc. Xingshu Shitie is now in the Palace Museum. The page of the poem is missing. The style of the whole article is very similar to that of rice. If he intended to be Mi Fu's second, Wu's personality and culture are different, so Wu's personality has its own characteristics. For example, Mi's dew front is blunt, while Wu's dew front is sharp. In a word, among the calligraphers who inherited the style of Mi's calligraphy, Wu's is the most enlightened one.
Chinese PinYin : Wu Ju
Wu Ju
