The function of closing the pen in calligraphy is to reset and point to the next stroke.
When the stroke reaches the end, it is the end of the stroke. Mi Fu, a calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, famously said: "No matter where it goes, it will not be taken in; nothing will be dropped without shrinking." The "shrink" and "shrink" here refer to the closing of the pen. The function of closing the pen can also be summarized in one sentence: reset and point to the next stroke. Just like starting the pen, ending the pen is not to draw a shape.
Its actual function is to slowly close up the pen filament that is spread out and under pressure, so that the pen filament can slowly rebound back to its original shape. I mentioned the metaphor of drawing a bow before. The feeling at this time is like following the elasticity of the string itself to return it to its original position. The so-called closing of the pen means to close the brush. Of course, there are good and bad elasticity of writing brushes. Wolf brushes are more elastic and can be easily reset, while sheep brushes are less elastic and have weak elasticity.
Once the pen tip is opened, it is impossible to reset it 100% during writing. There is no need to be rigid, just have this awareness of restraint. In addition to closing, the function of closing the pen is also to create conditions for the next stroke. We know that once a stroke is placed in a word, it is not isolated. It is related to the breath association between the upper and lower strokes.
The main connotations of calligraphy:
1. Calligraphy refers to an art that uses the four treasures of the study as tools to express emotions. The particularity of tools is an important aspect of the particularity of calligraphy art. Using the Four Treasures of the Study as tools to fully reflect the performance of the tools is an important part of calligraphy techniques. Without the Four Treasures of the Study, the art of calligraphy would be out of the question.
2. The art of calligraphy uses Chinese characters as its carrier. The particularity of Chinese characters is another important aspect of the particularity of calligraphy. Chinese calligraphy is inseparable from Chinese characters. The shape of Chinese character stipples and the combination of radicals are all things that writers pay more attention to. Different from other pinyin characters, Chinese characters are a combination of form, sound and meaning, and the form has a strong meaning.
3. The background of calligraphy art is traditional Chinese culture. Calligraphy is rooted in the soil of traditional Chinese culture, and traditional culture is the background on which calligraphy depends for its survival and development. The calligraphy theory we can see today since the Han Dynasty has its own system, completeness and organization. Like other literary and artistic theories, calligraphy theory includes both the technical theory of calligraphy itself and its aesthetic theory.