Huang Baowu's Clerical Script Thousand Character Classic

Author: Huang Baoyue
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Publishing Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The calligraphy, stone carvings, and paintings by Qingshan Nong Jinshi are unique, with particular fame in clerical script. His clerical script draws inspiration from the Han Dynasty steles of Jing and Han, incorporating the brushwork style of Yi Bingshou, forming a distinctive style and establishing his own school. The calligraphy exudes a refined and elegant spirit, with vigorous, concise, and well-structured strokes. The forms are regular and square, with wave-like tails not overly extended and upward-sweeping strokes not prominent, stopping where the intent reaches. Overall, it is dignified, steady, and exquisitely elegant, with the essence of stone and metal infused in the artwork and lines. This book uses the original manuscript written in the 1930s. The author was at the age of fifty, and his brushwork was lively and expansive, with a clear, subtle, and elegant style, free and unrestrained, yet imbued with ancient charm. The entire piece is meticulously executed without a single careless stroke, as if formed in one breath, strong, upright, and graceful, winning through charm rather than force, possessing high artistic value.