Ming Dynasty calligraphy

Author: Xiao Yanyi
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Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Features: After the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty fell, and Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Nanjing in 1368, becoming the Ming Taizu. Chinese history entered a period of over 270 years, the Ming Dynasty. Chinese calligraphy art also entered a new stage of development. The Palace Museum in Beijing is one of the museums with the most extensive collection of Ming Dynasty calligraphy works. Among them, the less well-preserved early Ming calligraphy, in particular, forms one of the collection highlights of the Palace Museum. To comprehensively reflect the overall picture of Ming Dynasty calligraphy, this volume, in its selection, focuses on the typical works of representative calligraphers from the early Ming "Tai Ge Style" and various stages, while also making every effort to include more works by Ming Dynasty calligraphers to enrich readers' understanding of Ming calligraphy. The book includes over 100 works by more than 60 calligraphers, primarily organized in three stages of Ming calligraphy evolution, encompassing representative calligraphers and masterpieces from each stage. At the same time, to avoid the spread of errors, special attention is paid to the reliability of the selected works, all of which have been authenticated by the Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Appraisal Group without any doubts. The works selected for this volume meet the criteria for inclusion in A Catalog of Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Volume 2, providing readers with credible materials on Ming Dynasty calligraphy.