A Study Of Liang Tongshu 's Calligraphy

There are two main different ideas to be hold among respecting copybook and the monument during the past 270 years of Qing dynasty.From the original age to the middle of Qing dynasty,handwriting of copybook sect was developed by DongQichang,ZhaoMengfu,traditional copybook was hardly to be inheritted while the monument been attached importance gradually to against the copybook.In the background of the age,many calligraphers didn’t know what to do,how to choice...but think of the pursuit of handwriting what encourage them to explore unremittingly.LiangTongshu in Qiantang(1723-1815),was a firmly supporter and practitioner for copybook,among the background of that the post calligraphers who can hardly to be progress for the style of Zhao,Dong or turned to the monument who expected to seek new ways,his insistence looked like much precious.The handwriting of Liang was characteristicsed by the age of middle Qing dynasty.Liang was influenced by his family and tended to be famous in early time,acquiree much from ZhaoMengfu and DongQichang,however,he was not limited to this and continued the handwriting of Jin dynasty,explored the spirit of it to improve his standard.Among the progress of learning handwriting,monument was not involved in Liang,only a little touched in stone.The concerning of handwriting for Liang was based on his practice,his”the second of learning book”,”the saying of straight writing brush”,”soft writing brush using”and so on and his opinion of”the choice of copy and create”were all his study of copybook which was distinguish from other calligraphers’ innovation in the same age.Among the practice of handwriting,Liang hold is thought that”respect the ancient but not limited’,’out of self-thinking’ and so on,he putted his idea of handwriting forward among learning the ancient and improved it to theory to guide his practice.Liang made many friends in his life,prefer to discuss handwriting with them,and communication with each other.Among the communication,Liang’s opinion got the spread and influenced other people what played a part of the development of copybook.Liang’s idea could be concluded to a system for what not only inherit the copybook-thought from the beginning to the middle of Qing dynasty,but also the development of copybook.Eventually,Liang became the one of greatest calligrapher in Qing dynasty.