A Study Of Yun Shouping’s Calligraphy Art

Yun Shouping was an important literati in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.He had extensive and far-reaching influences in painting,calligraphy,poetry,and many other fields.At present,many researches on various aspects of Yun Shouping have been carried out in academia,but relatively speaking,the research on it from the perspective of calligraphy is still weak,which is not commensurate with the position of the Yun clan in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.The thesis aims to extensively collect and excavate Yun Shouping’s writings and calligraphy expositions,analyze the studying origins and styles of his calligraphy,explain his philosophical thoughts,and finally summarize and induct the calligraphy achievements of the Yun Clan.First of all,the paper combines the social conditions of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties,and examines the age and commoner status of Yun Shouping.It is considered that the thoughts of Yun Shouping show hostility to the Qing dynasty and the style of writing in the early Qing Dynasty.Secondly,by combing the origins of Yun Shouping’s calligraphy masters,the paper considers that Yun Shouping’s calligraphy has a wide range of methods,tracing up with Zhong Yao,and he is particularly fond of Chu Suiliang’s calligraphy,and he has learned thestyle of calligraphy of the four Song families.Among them,Huang Tingjian’s calligraphy is very deeply researched by him.It is believed that Yun Shouping’s calligraphy style shows acceptance and continuation of Jin and Tang style.Thirdly,a series of interpretations of Yun Shouping’s thoughts on calligraphy were made,and it was considered that Yun Shouping’s thoughts on calligraphy and his painting thoughts consistent.At the same time,the influence of Confucian and Buddhism still exists in Yun Shouping’s thoughts,which is also reflected in his philosophical thoughts.In the end,the thesis expounds the influence of Yun Shouping’s calligraphy on future generations.It believes that the calligraphy of Yun Shouping not only has a profound impact on the descendants of the family,but also can’t be ignored Jiangnan calligraphy literature in the early Qing dynasty.