Collection of Ancient Poems in Ou Style Calligraphy by Ouyang Xun, Inscription of Liquan Spring in Ji Cheng Palace

Author: Chen Zhiqing
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This is a practical collection of calligraphy pieces designed to bridge the gap between calligraphy copying and creation for calligraphy enthusiasts. Collecting and compiling calligraphy pieces has a long history. For example, the famous Tang Dynasty monk Huairen compiled the "Holy Teaching Preface" by collecting the running script of Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy. Under completely manual conditions at that time, the exquisite carving and lifelike form and spirit achieved by Huairen revealed the artistic cultivation and meticulous effort of the compiler, still leaving us in awe today. Many calligraphy enthusiasts, after experiencing calligraphy copying, are eager to try calligraphy creation. Due to the limitations of ancient stele and collection pieces, many collected calligraphy pieces focus on idioms, good sentences, and couplets, which are difficult to meet the needs of calligraphy enthusiasts who wish to create with more characters. This Chinese ancient poetry collected calligraphy book systematically uses computer-assisted means and selects eighteen well-known Tang and Song Dynasty poems for readers to copy and create. This book takes the "Xuanmi Pagoda Stele" by Liu Gongquan as an example, collects characters to form multiple ancient poems, and includes an introduction to calligraphy styles for readers to study. The book features a novel design, using a large 16-page high-quality printing to well-represent the spirit of Liu's regular script. This book is not only an excellent model for calligraphy enthusiasts to study Liu's script but also a good teaching material for appreciating ancient poetry and improving literary and artistic cultivation.