Yan Zhenqing's Diligence Stele

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Yan Zhenqing's 'Diligence Stele' mainly recorded the lineage of the Yan family and Yan Qinli's life story. The inscription recounted the merits of the Yan family's ancestors and the achievements of their descendants in the Tang Dynasty.

Yan Zhenqing's multi-pagoda stele in simplified Chinese can be downloaded and viewed online for free on the font world website. This stele was one of Yan Zhenqing's early representative works. The writing was respectful and sincere, the font structure was strict, the strokes were round, dignified and beautiful, giving people a feeling of movement in silence, floating like an immortal. The characteristic of the pagoda stele was that the font was neat and meticulous, and the strokes were meticulous. Therefore, it became one of the models for future generations to learn regular script.

Yan Zhenqing's collection of diligent steles included Yan Qinli Stele, Yan Family Temple Stele, etc. Among them,'Yan Qinli Stele' was one of Yan Zhenqing's representative works in his later years. It was considered to be the regular script work that could best convey the original form and spirit of Yan's stele inscriptions. This stele was erected in Chang 'an in the 14th year of the Tang Dynasty (779 AD). It was erected by Yan Zhenqing for his great-grandfather. There were 19 lines on the surface of the stele and 20 lines on the surface of the stele. There were a total of 38 words. Other than that,'Yan Family Temple Stele' was also one of his representative works. These works showed the evolution of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style, from the solemn and powerful in his early years to the clear and strong in his later years, which had great artistic influence.

Yan Zhenqing's 'Pagoda Stele' was one of his early representative works. This inscription recorded that when the monk Chujin of the Tang Dynasty was reading the Lotus Sutra, the multi-treasure pagoda frequently appeared in front of him in his illusion. Therefore, he decided to turn this illusion into reality and built the multi-treasure pagoda. The inscription described in detail the construction process of the pagoda and related Buddhist matters. The [Multi-Pagoda Stele] had a total of thirty-four lines and sixty-six words. The overall style was beautiful and vigorous, and the handwriting was neat and meticulous. Yan Zhenqing displayed his calligraphy talent in this work. The structure was rigorous, the strokes were round, and the strokes were rich and beautiful. This inscription was widely studied and imitated by later generations, and was regarded as one of the models of regular script.

Yan Zhenqing's Duobao Pagoda Stele had the following characteristics: First, it was square and well-proportioned. Most of the characters tended to be square, and the strokes of the characters were evenly spaced. Second, the horizontal painting is thinner than the vertical painting. Third, the left is thin and the right is thick. When two vertical lines appear side by side, the vertical line on the left is smaller. Fourth, breaking the convention and creating some unconventional writing methods. The structure of this stele was tight, the dots were round, beautiful and strong. It was Yan Zhenqing's early work, showing his knowledge and superb calligraphy skills. This monument had extremely high artistic value, giving people a lively, dignified and beautiful artistic enjoyment.

Yan Zhenqing's " Qin Li Bei " was a collection of 16 ancient poems. This stele was written by Yan Zhenqing for his great-grandfather, Yan Qinli. It recorded the lineage of the Yan family and Yan Qinli's life story. "Diligence Stele" showed the mature style of Yan Zhenqing's regular script. Its writing style was vigorous, dignified and elegant, and the font structure was rigorous yet flexible. Yan Zhenqing was good at using techniques such as lifting, pressing, and stopping to make the strokes and lines show rich changes, both powerful and rhythmic. In addition, he also paid attention to the resonance and contrast between the words, making the whole work unified without losing the change, full of vivid charm. The Diligence Stele was one of Yan Zhenqing's representative works in his later years and had a profound influence on calligraphy in later generations.