On the afternoon of June 2nd, 211, in the spring auction of Poly Contemporary China Art Day held in beijing asia hotel, the calligraphy works of Mr. He Juntian, a great calligrapher in Jinmen and honorary president of China Laozi Painting and Calligraphy Institute, reached a new high, and a 6-square-foot regular script "The Story of Ailian" was successfully auctioned for

1, yuan. The average per square foot is 16,7 yuan.

Poly Auction Company is one of the three most influential auction companies in China (Poly, Guardian and Hanhai). Since its establishment five years ago, Poly Auction Company has been tirelessly exploring the "boutique route" and has been widely recognized by the industry. This time, the level of the lot has been greatly improved again, and the works of contemporary famous masters of painting and calligraphy, such as Wu Guanzhong, Huang Yongyu, Fan Ceng, Jia Youfu, Wang Mingming, Jiang Hongwei, He Jiaying, He Juntian and Shi Hu, have all been auctioned at the same time.

as early as July 26th, 21, Mr. He Juntian's 1-meter regular script, Disciple Rules, was successfully auctioned in Sanxitang, Tianjin for 19, yuan. After the publication of the catalogue of Poly Spring Shooting in 211, He Juntian's works received wide attention. On the afternoon of June 2nd, the matinee of contemporary China art was scheduled to be filmed in beijing asia hotel Poly Spring at 13: 3, but it had to be postponed for nearly 3 minutes due to the continuous influx of people. The hall of 2, square meters was packed, and many artists and collectors had to add seats or stand on both sides of the hall. When the auctioneer reported to start shooting No.643 Mr. He Juntian's work, Mr. He's six-square-foot regular script "Ailian Shuo" appeared on the electronic big screens on both sides of the auction platform. The starting price is 6 thousand yuan. After 9 rounds of bidding, the hammer was finally dropped at 1, yuan. The average price per square foot is 16,7 yuan.

He Juntian is a proud disciple of Liu Bingsen, a great calligrapher. Since 1982, he has been following Liu Bingsen for 24 years, and he has been carefully taught by Mr. Liu. His works have been selected for four national exhibitions organized by China Book Association, and have been included in more than 3 monographs, which have been burned in forest of steles, gallery of steles or cultural resorts in 26 provinces.

He Juntian is currently honorary president of China Laozi Painting and Calligraphy Institute, vice president of China Painting and Calligraphy Institute, member of China Calligraphers Association, director of Tianjin Calligraphers Association, vice president of Tianjin Couplet Association, consultant of Macau Calligraphers Association, consultant of Japanese Calligraphy and Taoist Spring Society, president of Grand Canal Painting and Calligraphy Institute, honorary chairman of Tianjin Wuqing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, distinguished professor of Tianjin Normal University, etc. In the industry, it has the reputation of "the first person in regular script in China". Ouyang Zhongshi, a great calligrapher, called He Juntian's regular script "vigorous in strength, unique in structure, and pen in place. The structure is elegant and delicate, with charm. " The leading calligrapher praised He Juntian's calligraphy before his death: "There are not many people in the calligraphy world who can write so well. Moreover, the truth, the grass, the official script and the seal script can all be mastered, and it is impossible to write like this without decades of effort.

collectors in the industry said: Less than a year later, He Juntian's 6-square-foot regular script "Ailian Shuo" was successfully sold for 1, yuan, indicating that Mr. He Juntian's works have huge appreciation space. Some connoisseurs, who did not want to reveal their names, said: Mr. He Juntian is inexperienced in the auction, and outstanding works like Mr. He are rare in China, and the starting price should be set at more than 2, yuan per square foot anyway. In this way, it is expected to exceed 4 thousand yuan per square foot. During my 31-year journalism career, from correspondent to editor-in-chief, my professional sensitivity always reminds me that I must write something for He Juntian, otherwise I will feel uneasy all my life.

I really dare not call you by your first name. Because He Houtian is not only my predecessor, but also my head and teacher. However, due to the special requirements of news reports, we have to call him by his first name.

Let's push the time back to the spring of 1979. At that time, I had just enlisted as a soldier in a tank division outside the Great Wall. He Juntian, then the deputy section chief of the Cultural Department of the Political Department of the Division, somehow knew that there was a new recruit named Su Qingjie who could write scripts (afterwards, I learned that when the troops went to Henan to pick up soldiers, he told them to pick up someone who could climb the grid). At that time, Beijing Armored Forces wanted to hold a creative class, which was organized by He Juntian. After less than three months, I was simply sent to Beijing by He Juntian to study.

Shortly after the completion of the creative class, He Juntian, who was supposed to be the section chief of culture, joined the Propaganda Section as the deputy section chief because of the merger of the two subjects. To this end, many people have complained about him, and they all think that the propaganda section chief must belong to him. But he relished the deputy section chief: "If I really want to be a section chief, do I still have time to write and draw?"

It was because He Juntian went to the Propaganda Section that I had the opportunity to work as a reporter directly in the Propaganda Section of the Division under his recommendation. The time is September 1979.

Being close to the teacher He Juntian, I naturally know a lot about the teacher. At that time, he participated in the first calligraphy exhibition of the whole army, and often published poems, essays and novels in newspapers and periodicals inside and outside the army, and became a dual member of Shanxi Calligraphers Association and Shanxi Writers Association.

Now, it has been 28 years since I parted from my teacher He Juntian. Looking back and looking at the footprint of my teacher He Juntian, it will not only give me more enlightenment, but also give more people more enlightenment.

He Juntian, born Tandong, originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was born in Wuqing, Tianjin in 1945. He Juntian's ancestors were famous "big houses" far and near. Later, although the family declined, the ancestors left many books and calligraphy and painting, which had a deep influence on He Juntian. When I was a child, the calligraphy and painting in the room changed almost every year. Especially in winter, when the child's family doesn't want to get up early, he will lie in bed and look at the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall. If he looks too much, he will inevitably be affected, and then he can't help but write and draw on the bedside. Seeing that he was interested in calligraphy and painting, his father took out a copybook and a set of mustard seed garden for him to study, and taught him how to write and draw. He Juntian was only 5 years old that year. At the same time, his father also taught him to recite the San Zi Jing, Hundred Family Names and Thousand-character Works. By the time he reached the school age, he had already memorized those ancient poems and words. When he was eleven or twelve years old, the neighbors began to ask him to write and draw.

when he juntian was 19 years old, the army went to Wuqing to recruit soldiers. When the soldier-receiving cadre visited his home, he saw calligraphy and painting hanging everywhere in his house. When he asked his father who wrote and painted it, his father pointed to He Juntian. When a political commissar named Lai heard about it, he went to the door in person. When he got home and saw his words and paintings, he immediately shocked the political commissar named Lai, saying that he had found a rare talent. When he left, the political commissar surnamed Lai saw several portraits of "Marx and Engels Mao" hanging on his wall and asked his father why the portraits of great men in your family were bigger than those bought by our army. Father said it was painted by Juntian. The political commissar thought that the portraits of the great men were very well painted and very similar, so he took them to the army together with He Juntian. Although the military doctor who received the Corps reported to Lai's political commissar that He Juntian's health was unqualified, he was a third-class body, and he was not qualified to be a soldier, and his ancestors had "problems", but Lai's political commissar still showed no superiority.

He Juntian is lucky. Fortunately, he met a good political commissar named Lai who was not bad for him. After the training of recruits, the Beijing Military Region held a training course on art creation. At that time, only a dozen people were recruited, so the political commissar Lai recommended him. After the training course, he was left in the office, and he was engaged in writing and painting full-time. This is equivalent to providing him with a platform to practice calligraphy and painting professionally. In this way, he worked for 17 years.

After He Juntian returned to Tianjin in p>1981. He wanted to continue his major, but he was assigned to the propaganda department of Wuqing. He Juntian, who was brilliant but didn't want to be an official at all, soon became the deputy director of the Propaganda Department, then the Standing Committee and Propaganda Minister, and the deputy head of the cultural and educational work. It was an era of "moving where you need it". Whether you like it or not, you can't and can't refuse to obey as long as "the organization needs it". But he knows better than anyone: he can't have so much energy, painting, calligraphy and politics. Just as fish and bear's paw have both. But to make him give up painting and calligraphy creation completely is undoubtedly to make him give up his life.

if you are in the position, you must seek politics. In addition to doing the government affairs well wholeheartedly, He Juntian had to reluctantly put aside his paintings and spend the rest of his time on calligraphy. Because it takes too long to create a painting. Calligraphy can be opened in a single moment. Since then, He Juntian has been a vice minister or a minister, a deputy district head or a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. For 29 years, no matter how busy he is at work, he has never stopped working, and he has never stopped pursuing calligraphy.

Fortunately, in late autumn of 1983, the famous calligrapher Liu Bingsen returned to Wuqing. Hearing this news, He Juntian was overjoyed and hurried to ask for advice. That night, he talked from the posture of holding the pen until the composition and style were asked one by one until half past one at night. Mr. Wang also specially set the style for him, and chose two posts for him, one is Diao Zun's epitaph and the other is Cui Jingyong's epitaph. Since then, He Juntian has not only improved his calligraphy attainments, but also forged an indissoluble bond with his husband. In the next 24 years, Mr. Chang often gave careful advice and was handed down by Mr. Chang, who was also a teacher, friend and brother.

Before entering the book world, He Juntian started in Liu Ti. Having the opportunity to specialize in calligraphy creation, he couldn't put it down even more. He posted whatever he could find, and Yan Zhenqing copied the most, and he also studied the "two kings" (Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi). To learn running script, the greatest effort is Linhuang Tingjian, who has studied Huang Tingjian's style for ten years. Because he couldn't buy posts in the 197s, He Juntian copied everything he could collect overnight. Up to now, he has kept these posts, which are several feet high. "Those who learn from me die as if they were born". He Juntian, the famous saying of the sages, cannot but be remembered. But he knows better, only on the basis of deep learning can he change from form to spirit. Therefore, he attaches great importance to the statutes of calligraphy, does not seek the strangeness of calligraphy, and advocates striving for the beauty of calligraphy while advancing. Because of this, his calligraphy works are mainly based on Yan and Liu, together with the refined works of Europe and Zhao and the elements of Wei Bei, Wei Bei and Tang Jie are skillfully integrated. It not only has the charm and statutes in the previous book style, but also is not bound by the ancient laws. At the same time, it breaks through the rules, is dignified and majestic, and has strict statutes, but it is a picture of itself. Its structure is broad and magnificent, its strength is vigorous and its spirit is awe-inspiring, its density is dense and its charm is vivid, and it is wonderful that "the point is like a falling stone, the painting is like a Xia Yun, the hook is like a bow, the image is vertical and horizontal, and the attitude is low". It is no wonder that some calligraphy critics want to call He Juntian's calligraphy "what style".

If He Juntian is forced to draw a conclusion about his own calligraphy, it is: follow the traditional school, constantly sublimate himself, constantly transform himself and constantly improve himself in the traditional process. As for the extent of his own calligraphy, or whether he has formed his own style, he thinks that others should comment, and he can't decide for himself. Others think that your handwriting has skill, that is, it has skill, that is, it has to be recognized by the whole society. He said: "All artists are professionals, but the people they serve are outsiders. If outsiders recognize your handwriting, it will prove that your handwriting has been recognized. History is the fairest, and the works of all the painters and calligraphers left in history are very beautiful in fonts. If the Chinese people spoil and cheat the world, they will definitely not spread. "

Of course, He Juntian was modest. In the words of Mr. Sun Boxiang, a great master of contemporary Wei Bei, "Mr. He's calligraphy is extremely profound in form and quality, and he believes in temperament. He has been in the pool for decades, taking the ancient vertically and the present horizontally, taking the regular script of the prosperous Tang Dynasty as the base, and tracing back to the tablet of the Northern Dynasty. He has devoted himself to studying seal, official, travel and grass, and has made outstanding achievements in his own style. His calligraphy is rigorous, vigorous, solid and free-spirited. His beauty contains fortitude, and Park Mao-zhong is bold. He has the charm of Han and Wei Dynasties, the charm of Tang and Song Dynasties, and the flavor of the times, giving people a simple and honest aesthetic feeling. " After reading Mr. He's regular script "Tea Classic", and comparing with Sun Lao's evaluation, I believe it is true.

Pinning He Juntian's calligraphy really has the unique charm of being steady but not vulgar, risky but not strange, old but not withered, moist and not fat. It is also rigid and soft, when it is heavy, it is light, or it is virtual or real, and it is not exciting, and it is in harmony with each other. The leading calligrapher praised He Juntian's calligraphy before his death: "There are not many people in the calligraphy world who can write so well. Moreover, truth, grass, official script and seal script can all be mastered, and it can't be written without decades of effort. Especially the cursive script, calligraphy and cursive script, I really see kung fu. It seems that there are many calligraphers who attach importance to tradition. "

It is an indisputable fact that He Juntian's calligraphy is "well written" both inside and outside the circle. Otherwise, his works would not have been selected for the first calligraphy exhibition of the whole army, the national exhibition of calligraphy held by China Calligraphy Association for four times, CCTV would not have recorded special programs for him, and many media would not have held calligraphy lectures for him. His calligraphy would not have been engraved in the forest of steles, the stele gallery or places of interest in 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions such as Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Tibet, and his calligraphy would not have been included in more than 3 monographs, collected by many art galleries and museums at home and abroad, and he would not have been invited to visit Japan, South Korea and Canada as a scholar for many times. Otherwise, in August, 1999, Mr. Zhao Puchu wouldn't have made such a comment on He Juntian's calligraphy: "The flowers are full in spring, and the old man is prosperous", and he took the disease as a gift.

Throughout the history, all the calligraphers who can leave traces are outstanding in everything. So few people come out in today's book world, in the final analysis, it is the lack of a heavy cultural background. He Juntian, who is a scholarly family, is precisely the outstanding representative in this respect. His extensive coverage not only surprises outsiders, but also often amazes colleagues in the circle. While he devoted himself to cultivating inkstones, he loved classical literature, poetry and songs. At the same time, he has a deep research on drama, folk art, music and art, especially ancient poetry, which has a deeper skill. There are more than 2, ancient poems. As distinguished professor of Tianjin Normal University, he has repeatedly talked with many provincial and municipal leaders about calligraphy and classical literature and ancient poetry, and he is especially good at Pingshui Rhyme. His lectures are broad but not miscellaneous, humorous, witty and simple, which often makes those provincial and municipal leaders can't help but applaud.

If you want to really understand He Juntian, don't just calm down, and carefully taste the selected works of He Juntian's calligraphy, He Juntian's calligraphy collection, He Juntian's calligraphy learning essentials, He Juntian's self-written poems, He Juntian's self-written poems in regular script, He Juntian's Amitabha Sutra in regular script and He Juntian's self-written poems. How many people can you find in the China book circle after Zhao Puchu, Qi Gong, Han Meilin and Liu Bingsen?

It was early summer in 21 when I saw my teacher He Juntian again. As the deputy director of China Laozi Cultural Development Public Welfare Fund Management Committee, I want to organize some famous calligraphers from all over the country to carry out a public welfare activity in Laojun Mountain. Unexpectedly, a phone call passed, and the teacher He Juntian was full of answers. However, I know that He Juntian, a teacher who has already passed the age of 6, is busier and busier now than when he was in office. What member of China Calligraphers Association, director of Tianjin Calligraphers Association, China?