From Advocating Wang Xizhi And Wang Xianzhi’s Calligraphy To Advocating Zhao Mengfu’s Calligraphy: The Construction Of Zhao Mengfu’s Calligraphy Influence

Zhao Mengfu,also known as Zi Ang(1254-1322),called himself the Taoist Priest of Song Xue.He was the eleventh grandson of Zhao Kuangyin,the emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty,and a direct descendant of Zhao Defang,the king of the Qin Dynasty.After entering the Yuan Dynasty from the Song Dynasty,Zhao Mengfu became the cultural leader of the Yuan Dynasty with his comprehensive talents in poetry,writing,calligraphy and painting.As the most famous calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty.The construction of zhao Mengfu’s calligraphy influence was based on the background of the implementation of han culture policy by the Yuan Court and the opportunity of his going to the north to become an official of the Yuan Court.Zhao Mengfu took learning calligraphy from Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi as his purpose.His idea and practice of advocating Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi’s calligraphy first aroused a wide response in the cultural circle of the South of the Yangtze River,but in the north,he encountered resistance from advocating Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy.In this process,Zhao Mengfu adjusted the strategy of advocating The calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi,and the calligraphy style of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi had a subtle influence on the calligraphy circle in the north.The early jiangnan literati headed by Zhao Mengfu built a relatively perfect social network in Dadu,which laid a foundation for the southern scholars to continue to go north.The jiangnan calligraphy trend,which advocated The calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi as the mainstream,spread to the north and strengthened the strength of this calligraphy trend in the north.In addition,zhao Mengfu gradually made himself a model of advocating Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi’s calligraphy in the Yuan calligraphic circle through the rich collection of calligraphy resources such as Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi’s calligraphy inscription,as well as the copying,postscript and completion of the copying of these classics,and made his own image deeply popular among the people.Also make their own calligraphy gradually to the classical transition.With the establishment of zhao Mengfu’s identity as a cultural authority in the Yuan Dynasty,his calligraphy has become an irreplaceable cultural symbol in the classic pedigree of history and culture,and has been widely recognized by the multi-ethnic society.