Chapter 16 Section 4 running script

Running script is a font between regular script and cursive script.It is not as neat as regular script, nor as unrestrained as cursive script.In the past, some people made an analogy, thinking that regular script is like a person sitting, cursive script is like a person running, and running script is like a person walking.Because running script is more casual than regular script and can be written quickly, unlike cursive script that is difficult to understand, it is most loved by people.Up to now, when we usually write letters and make articles, we generally use running script.If the writing is more correct, it is called "Xingkai"; if it is closer to cursive script, and the writing is more indulgent, it is called "Xingcai".

The emergence of running script is also very early. To some extent, it can be said to have emerged at the same time as regular script and cursive script, because the so-called "xingkai" and "running cursive" are just very vague concepts without absolute boundaries.However, after the three major book styles have matured, the styles and characteristics of each other are still completely separable.In any case, probably in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, running script began to become popular among the people. Since the 20th century, a large number of remnants of Wei and Jin documents have been unearthed from the ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom in Xinjiang, my country, and many of them are written in quite mature running script (Figure 36).Wang Xizhi (303-361 A.D.), a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty known as the "Sage of Calligraphy", created a large number of running script works, which have long been treasured by future generations.