Liu Gu Yan Jin

Liu Gu Yan Jin

Liu Gu Yan Jin, a Chinese idiom, is Li ǔ g ǔ y á NJ ī n in pinyin, which means that Liu Gongquan's calligraphy in Tang Dynasty is vigorous in strength and strong in structure, while Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is dignified and grand in momentum. Later, it was called the font and method of his calligraphy. It comes from Fan Zhongyan's the bachelor's literature of sacrificing stone in Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Zhongyan, Song Dynasty, wrote in his book the bachelor's literature of sacrificing stone: "man Qing's pen is full of Yan Jin and Liu Gu."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in calligraphy, etc. The second fold of the fifth book of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu of Yuan Dynasty: "this can be regarded as the history of Chinese characters, and it should be the history of money and knowledge. There are Liu Gu Yan Jin, Zhang Xu, Zhang Dian, and Xi Zhi offering them."