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Fan Chengda's "Resignation Letter" Paper 32.9×42.8cm

Chunxi Year 8 (1181) Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

Fan Chengda's "Resignation Letter", cursive script, ink, paper, 32.9 cm in height and 42.8 cm in width. There are 12 lines, each with a different number of characters, a total of 151 characters.

Explanation

Cheng Da is just waiting for his dismissal, and then he will decide where to go. Now we are at the fork in the road, right? If he fails to do what he wants, and helps the weak and strong to go west, he will win over the unknown, and call it a barrier. Zhang Zhang will teach him earnestly and teach him what he has heard and seen. He will teach him everything, and he will not be inferior to the meaning of long-term importance. If there are any envoys from the southwest, he will show them his intentions and will handle them. Since Cheng Da left the country, the court officials are not very familiar with letters. If you receive a letter, you should return it. If you are promoted, you should write a letter to congratulate him according to the tradition. I am too lazy to do the writing business. I am afraid that you will ask me about it in the future. I will send a painting to you. Please forgive me for the slightest mistake. Cheng Da replied again.

This letter is also known as "Zhi Hou Tie" and "Ma Shou Tie". Because the beginning of the letter is explained as "urgently written", it is also called "urgently written". The mature and elegant brushwork shows its "beautiful" side, as well as its calm and tranquil atmosphere. The natural flow of the characteristics of the change of the weight of the brush reveals the special temperament of a generation of poets. Like Lu You and Zhao Bingwen of the Jin Dynasty, he inherited the free personal expressionism advocated by Su, Huang, Mi and others and created his own style of calligraphy. Wang Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty commented that "his calligraphy is between Meishan and Yuzhang, with Mi's style, mature and beautiful, and full of vitality." The brushwork is vigorous and free and easy. The strokes are natural and comfortable, and sometimes the numbers are connected without losing the rules of the calligrapher. It is slightly influenced by Huang and Mi, and is truly unique. Selected from the second piece of "The Four Calligraphers of the Song and Yuan Dynasties".

Chen Yu of the Song Dynasty wrote in Fu Xuan Ye Lu: "Shi Hu is good at regular and cursive scripts. He and Zhang Yu Hu are both masters of Bao Jin, but each has his own variant. Although they are not completely in line with the ancient style, they have their own spirit and are worthy of praise." Tao Zongyi of the Ming Dynasty said in Shu Shi Hui Yao that Fan Chengda's "characters follow Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu. Although his rhyme is not as good as theirs, his writing is vigorous and impressive." These two book reviews reveal the relationship between Fan Chengda's teachers and his achievements in calligraphy. Although the letter is short, with only more than 150 words, its artistic characteristics of "strong and elegant", "classical and tranquil" and "romantic and unrestrained" leave a very deep impression on the viewer. From it, we can get a glimpse of the author's distinctive personality and the calligraphy style that reflects the times.

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