The Study Of LiFang’s Calligraphy Idea

Li Fang’s existing works include Chinese artists’ collection,eight banners’ painting records,rarely painter’s records,and Qing dynasty calligraphy history.Among them,Qing dynasty calligraphy history records Li Fang’s previous works,such as Mu ye lan fa shu ji,Yu qi shu hua,and Ji fu shu lu,which have been published for 21 years,and includes more than 5000 calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty,although most of the items listed are "quoting him" However,there are also nearly 500 pieces of Li Fang’s comments on calligraphy,covering calligraphy appreciation,calligraphy collection,and calligrapher’s comments.In a word,as a master of the list of calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty,the publication of the history of Qing Dynasty calligraphy provides an indispensable reference for those who study the history of calligraphy in the Qing Dynasty.Li Fang,as a personage in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China,is more reliable in sorting out the calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty.To a large extent,he retains his true views on the calligraphers of the dynasty.Li Fang’s calligraphy criticism is the product of a specific background of the times.Although some of his views are too conservative,in the history of Qing Dynasty calligraphy,Li Fang not only corrects and corrects the previous theories,but also puts forward his own unique opinions,which is convenient for us to have a glimpse of the calligraphy background of the times and the overall style of the calligraphers of the dynasty to a certain extent.Starting from the background of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China,combined with the academic thoughts of Li Fang’s contemporary calligraphers or scholars,and taking Li Fang’s own book theories such as Mu Ye Lan Fa Shu Ji and Yu Qi Shu Hua in Qing dynasty calligraphy history as the main line,this paper makes a preliminary discussion on the causes of Li Fang’s calligraphy thoughts based on the cultural background of the times.It also studies Li Fang’s theories of calligraphy evaluation,aesthetic concept and calligraphy trace evaluation in the Qing dynasty calligraphy history,and discusses the different views of Li Fang and Kang Youwei on the issue of Tang stele from the aspects of aesthetic ideal and comments,trying to find out the causes of their different views.On the basis of the existing research results,combined with the background of the times and the social trend of thought in the same period,it is expected to deeply explore the historical significance of Li Fang’s calligraphy in calligraphy theory and historical theory,and explore the aesthetic interest of calligraphy in the Qing Dynasty from Li Fang’s Calligraphy comments.