楷书入唐至巅原因探讨

Discussion on Causes of Regular Script into the Tang Dynasty to Summit

楷书,中国书法中书体的一种。楷书是由秦代隶书在社会长期发展过程中逐步演变而来的。楷书发展于南北朝,至盛唐逐渐发展成熟。楷书的发展在唐代达到顶峰,首先是受唐代的科举制度刺激;而在社会思想方面,儒、佛学的发展是其内因;立碑树石是其表现;文房四宝的发展是其推动力。在漫长的楷书发展史中,唐楷独具一格,其地位之高,法度之严,影响之广,可谓前无古人,后世再也未能企及!

Regular script is one of the chirographies in Chinese calligraphy. Regular script gradually evolved from the official script of the Qin Dynasty in the long process of development of society. Regular script developed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to maturity in the Tang Dynasty. The development of regular script reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. First it was stimulated by the Tang Dynasty imperial examination system; while in social thought, the development of Confucianism and Buddhism was its internal;setting up stone tablet was its performance;the development of the Wenfangsibao was its driving force. In the long history of regular script development, the Tang Dynasty regular script has been unique, its high status, strict rule and wide influence have been indeed unprecedented, and future generations never can match!