祝允明小楷书法略论

iscussion on Zhu Yunming's Small Regular Script Calligraphy

小楷书法在明代又出现一个新的高峰,尤以吴门书派为代表,出现了祝允明、文微明、王宠等小楷大家。祝允明小楷曾被赞为"明朝第一",其小楷出现的面貌比较多,早期法度严谨,表现出遒劲、雄健、谨严、平正之风,中期小楷表现出端庄、凝重、厚实的书风,取法钟繇、颜鲁公,体现出浑厚质朴、随意而为的仪态,晚期以行书笔法入楷,点画用笔更加随意,表现出祝允明独能于矩绳约度中而具豪纵奔逸意气。

There was a new peak of the small regular script （or xiaokai） in Ming Dynasty especially represented by Wumen School of Calligraphy and the emerging of many famous small regular script calligraphers such as Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming and Wang Chong, etc. Once been praised as top small regular script calligrapher in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunming＇s calligraphy shows various features. In the early stage, Zhu＇s calligraphy appears a style of vigorous, energetic, prudence, even and straight; as stepped into middle phase, his small regular script turns to be demure, dignified and thick which follow the example of Zhong Yao and Yah Lu Gong, and shows a figure of both simple plain and freewheeling; in his later period, Zhu introduced the style of cursive script into regular script and become more free in writing, which fully exhibited Zhu＇s calligraphy can be even and straight as well as bold and unconstrained.