Research On Zuo Zongtang's Calligraphy Art

Zuo Zongtang has a large number of calligraphy works exist in the world,such as letters,couplets,banners and many other forms of calligraphy.From these calligraphy works,I found Zuo Zongtang has done research on seal character,regular script and running script.In the first place,I do some researches about Zuo Zongtang's family situation and learning process.His ancestors from generation to generation are to study the imperial examination of the intellectual.They can hardly do without reading and writing.Zuo Zongtang became interested in calligraphy since he was twelve years old.Since ancient times calligraphy is based on family teaching.Learning calligraphy can't only acquire fame,but also shine home.At the same time,learning calligraphy is a standard of life in ancient times.This is the ancient most of the family calligraphy to achieve the goal.For example in the history of the most famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi and Wang Xiangzhi they're father and son relationship.I do some researches about Zuo zongtang's calligraphy style,I put him into the specific social and cultural environment in the Qing Dynasty,will find that Topromote the monument movement make study calligraphy is divided into learning the monument on the calligraphy and learning the calligraphy on paper in Qing Dynasty.Ruan yuan in the “ North and South calligraphy school view” and “Northern learning the monument on the calligraphy Southern learning the calligraphy to criticize Southern learning the calligraphy on paper.Zuo Zongtang has a positive attitude to Ruan Yuan's “North and South calligraphy school view” and “Norther learning the monument on the calligraphy Southern learning the calligraphy on paper” and inherited Ruan Yuan's learning the monument on the calligraphy thought to study monument on the calligraphy.Next analysis of Zuo Zongtang's calligraphy works,I found whose calligraphy is a wide rage of methods,and his calligraphy style is a result that bringing together many calligraphers.I combined with Zuo Zongtang's calligraphy as others straight forward and staunch.From his calligraphy works analysis of his calligraphy by He Shaoji and Su Shi's influence.Zuo Zongtang has the same study calligraphy methods as HeShaoji do,both of them are put seal character and official script into the cursive character,they're rubbing from a stone inscription thought.Zuo Zongtang study calligraphy looks handsome to agile than Su Shi,it can be seen that Zuo Zongtang is learning from Su Shi as a scholar style that put their own knowledge cultivation into his calligraphy.His confucian thought can't do without the impact of Hunan culture.So his calligraphy provided service to his confucian thought.In Zuo Zontang poems let me know that many poems were give to his friends,advocate his confucian to the world.Some of the poems reflect his revolt against invasion.Finally,now the calligraphy professional scholar have got a great inspiration from study Zuo Zongtang's calligraphy.First,they learning calligraphy should pay attention to study traditional skills.Second,calligraphy professional scholar need to improve their comprehensive literacy.Today calligraphy creation is encouraging to calligraphy professional scholar create poems and couplets.Therefore they can't only learn calligraphy practice and not to increase their knowledge.They must read more books,Have to learning literature and history,philosophy,they are both calligraphy culture foundation at the same time they will be able increase their knowledge.From Zuo Zongtang pays attention to the calligraphy practicality and realize Zuo Zongtang has the lofty spiritual shackles.Like Zuo Zongtang,not only to improve the calligraphy skills and learn calligraphy,"If you want to learn poem well,you have go to learn it overseas" approach to strengthen the quality of their profession.