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Yue Fei was a famous general who fought against the Jin army in the Song Dynasty. He was highly praised by later generations for his chivalrous and loyal spirit. Therefore, most historical evaluations of Yue Fei focused on his martial arts and anti-Jin achievements, and few people knew about his calligraphy. In fact, Yue Fei was both civil and military, and was proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting.

He was particularly good at cursive script, which was full of vigor and vitality, showing the mighty demeanor of a great general. For example, when appreciating the "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" copied with tears in his eyes, he did not care about the skill of his brushstrokes, and wrote from his heart. His momentum surpassed that of the "Cursive Saint" Zhang Xu. This work was written in August of the eighth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1138 AD).

There is a postscript written by the author at the end of the scroll, which reads: "Before the full moon of the eighth month in the autumn of the Wuwu year of Shaoxing, I passed through Nanyang and visited the Wuhou Temple. It rained, so I stayed inside the temple... There were poems and essays by ancient sages praising the master on the wall, as well as two stone tablets in front of the temple. I couldn't help crying... I took out paper and asked for words, and wrote without tears, not caring about the quality of my work."

At that time, Yue Fei led his troops to attack the Jin Dynasty and passed by the Wuhou Temple in Nanyang, Henan. It happened to rain heavily, so Yue Fei stayed overnight in the temple, reading Zhuge Liang's poems on the wall and "The Memorial to the Emperor on His Departure to the Later and Later Dynasties". He thought of the cruel battlefield and his unfulfilled ambition.

As a result, he empathized with Zhuge Liang and couldn't help crying and unable to sleep all night. He sat like this until dawn. In the early morning, the Taoist priest brought in tea, and asked him to write an inscription with writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. Yue Fei then took advantage of his excited emotion and indulged in writing.

The whole scroll contains more than 1,500 characters, with each character about 5 cm in size. Most of the characters are written with the pen tip bent against the paper, making the strokes full of energy, with great tension and toughness. Even if the opening and closing movements of the characters become exaggerated, the strokes still retain their strength and penetration.

In addition, this work has some of Zhang Xu's wild and weird style. It uses a twisted brushstroke, the fonts are strange and varied, concise and capable, the layout is dangerous and staggered, full of turbulence, and the occasional appearance of dry ink color further highlights the visual effect, allowing people to experience Yue Fei's desolate and sad feelings.

Jiang Tingxi of the Qing Dynasty praised his calligraphy: "Yue Zhongwu's calligraphy is like a whirlwind horse running freely without restraint, the best among the gentlemen who migrated south... I can't help but sigh that it is a divine work." Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also said: "It is pure and undistorted, and the calligraphy is like the person."

Yue Fei's cursive script is vigorous, domineering, bold and unrestrained, which is consistent with his loyal and powerful character. It is truly an excellent example of "the handwriting reflects the person", showing the man's awe-inspiring integrity, enough to make the "traitor" Qin Hui feel ashamed.

Today, the original copy of "The Front and Back of the Memorial to the Emperor on Departure to the Emperor" has been lost, and only stone carvings and rubbings have been handed down. Although they are rubbings, the writing is clear and exquisite, the dots and strokes are full and powerful, without any omissions or wear, and the details can be fully observed.

By copying frequently, you can feel the profound realm of "the unity of man and pen", learn to control the pen naturally and calmly, and integrate it with emotion, so that your own work is no longer a boring stacking of techniques, but can write out the beauty of art and make the viewer resonate with it.

Today, we have made an ultra-high-definition reproduction of Yue Fei's "Preface to the First and Second Departures to the Capital", using a museum-level, 12-color ultra-high-definition micro-spray reproduction process to restore it 1:1 compared to the original.

The fonts in the scroll are extremely clear, and the details such as the ink color density, brushstroke changes, etc. are all clearly visible, and are exactly the same as the original. Seeing this product is like seeing the original. If you like it, you can click on the product link below to take a look.

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