The development of calligraphy in Han Dynasty has gone through several periods. At first, the Han dynasty inherited the Qin system and used seal script as the earliest. Later, seal script declined, official script flourished and reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The cursive script (Cao Zhang) developed into a relatively mature font in the Han Dynasty. Regular script and running script also began to sprout. Stone carvings and bamboo slips and silks are the main carriers of calligraphy in Han Dynasty.
Han seal script: Han inherited the Qin system, and Xiao seal script is one of the important applied characters. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was gradually replaced by official script, but it was still used in many special and important occasions, so the Han Dynasty was also a period worthy of attention.
Official script: Official script is relative to seal script, and its name originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the unearthed bamboo slips, official script originated in Qin Dynasty, and Cheng Miao was also called official script. Han Li reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, inherited the tradition of seal script, and opened the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. The calligraphy circle is known as "Tang Kai of Han Li".
Cursive script: another font that matured in Han Dynasty. Cursive script can be divided into Cao Zhang and Cao Jin. According to legend, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhi gradually pushed Cao Zhang to the grass, but there is no definite evidence.
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Calligraphy works in Han dynasty:
1, Wuwei Han Bamboo Slips: Bamboo Slips Unearthed from the Han Tomb in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. Including "Yi Li" bamboo slips, Zhang Wang imperial bamboo slips and medical bamboo slips. According to historical records, Han bamboo slips did not gradually withdraw from the historical stage until the late Southern and Northern Dynasties. Some scholars call Juyan Bamboo Slips, Dunhuang Bamboo Slips, Wuwei Bamboo Slips and Gangu Bamboo Slips the "Four Big Bamboo Slips" in China.
2.Xi Jing: Cai Yong and Emperor Gaozu are equal in six classics. Cai Yong thinks that these classics have many mistakes and fallacies because of their attachment to vulgar Confucianism, so in order not to delay the later study, they are brought into play. After the imperial edict, Yong personally wrote Dan on the tablet, ordered the workers to engrave it, and stood outside imperial academy, with 46 tablets. These tablets are called Hongdu Shijing, also known as Xiping Shijing.
3. Zhang Qianbei: The monument is 290cm high and107cm wide. Zhong Ping was carved in the third year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 186). Existing in Dai Temple in Tai 'an, Shandong Province. The inscription records the achievements of Zhang Qian and his ancestors Zhong Zhang, Sean, Zhang Shi, Zhang Qian and others, and involves the plot of the Yellow Scarf Uprising Army, which has high historical value. Zhang Qianbei is simple, vigorous and vigorous, which can be regarded as the representative work of this style in Han steles.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Calligraphy in Han Dynasty