Dragon's Soul - 20 Volumes of Ink Art by Chinese Emperors Throughout History (4 Boxes)

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Publisher: Jiuzhou Press
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Features: The Calligraphy of Ancient Chinese Emperors is a part of China's precious cultural heritage. To systematically and deeply study the characteristics of calligraphy art by ancient Chinese emperors, this collection titled The Soul of the Dragon: Calligraphy of Ancient Chinese Emperors has been meticulously selected by dozens of expert scholars. The book includes hundreds of calligraphic works by 47 emperors from the Eastern Han Emperor Zhang to the last Qing Emperor Xuantong (including figures like Emperor Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Sima Yi of the Jin Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Cixi, among others). The calligraphy encompasses various styles such as clerical script, regular script, running script, and cursive script, drawn from poems, letters, inscriptions, red annotations, handwritten annotations, handwritten directives, and inscriptions on paintings. The forms include long scrolls, horizontal scrolls, central scrolls, hanging scrolls, plaques, fan surfaces, cliff inscriptions, and even imperial paintings, presenting a rich diversity in content and a dazzling variety in form. In terms of quantity, this collection is the most extensive published in China to date. The book employs advanced printing technology, using yuban Xuan paper, silk thread, broad glue, geng silk, and brocade silk, with traditional binding and exquisite packaging. It has been globally issued in 888 sets, with the title inscribed by renowned calligrapher Wu Weichun. The book is noble, elegant, and truly a timeless treasure that deserves to be collected for generations.