A Study Of Mo Ruzhong’s Calligraphy

Mo ruzhong was famous in the Ming Dynasty,and was praised as Xizhi of the time.When Dong Qichang was 18 years old,he learned the calligraphy spirit of "Jin Renshu".He realized that he could get rid of Zhao’s barriers and catch up with the "two kings".In the late Ming Dynasty,Yunjian calligraphy school,a calligraphy school that was antagonistic to Wumen,also originated from Mo ruzhong.Mo ruzhong enjoyed a high reputation in Yunjian area at that time.Dong Qichang also used his influence in the process of building Yunjian calligraphy school.The first chapter of this paper introduces Mo ruzhong’s family background and life,and through the textual research of Mo ruzhong’s family background,explores the reason why Mo ruzhong’s acceptance of learning influences and regards calligraphy as "the last skill".The second chapter combs Mo ruzhong’s friendship,and explains the source of his calligraphy thought.The foundation of Mo ruzhong’s calligraphy is the "Tang and Song school" literature and art idea obtained from Tang Shun,and the harmony of poetry and prose between Mo and Wang Shizhen also has an impact on his calligraphy idea.It can be seen that the most prosperous literary and artistic schools in the middle of Ming Dynasty-"Tang Song school" and "Hou Qizi",and their leaders Tang Shunzhi,Wang Shizhen and so on,Mo ruzhong had close contacts with them.Therefore,in the third chapter,it first discusses the specific relationship between the literary trend of the Ming Dynasty and the transformation of Mo ruzhong’s patriarchal system,and then further explores the specific changes of Mo ruzhong’s calligraphy in different patriarchal periods,which is the focus of this paper.The fourth chapter studies the influence of Mo ruzhong’s calligraphy before and after his death.First of all,through the comparison of the comments of the people at that time,this paper objectively understands the title of Mo ruzhong’s book at that time.Then,through the textual research on the works left by Mo ruzhong and "four sages in the cloud",it explores the role of Mo and others in promoting the prosperity of Songjiang literature and art,and the construction of Yunjian calligraphy school also relies on it.In the last section,based on Dong Qichang’s and Mo Shilong’s calligraphy and literary theories,the author discusses the inheritance relationship between their calligraphy ideas and Mo ruzhong’s.Finally,in the fifth chapter,through the comparative study of Mo ruzhong’s handwriting,the author analyzes the ancient methods he learned in using pen and calligraphy,and discusses the technical characteristics of his "new use" of "ancient methods",and then combines with the practice of clinical and creative work,to eliminate the inferior and select the superior in his calligraphy,so as to make progress in calligraphy.