Regular Script Volume: Practice Examples of Common Standardized Character Structures

Author: Xiong Shaojun
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Regular script, also known as "Zhenshu" or "Zhengshu." Its origins date back to an uncertain time, with various theories. However, historical research confirms one undeniable fact: Regular script emerged as a common script after clerical script, evolving from the clerical script on bamboo slips and stone inscriptions of the Qin and Han dynasties. It has a history of nearly a thousand years. After a long period of development during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was finally standardized by the early Sui Dynasty (e.g., the Dragon Temple Stele carved in the sixth year of the Kaiguang era of the Sui Dynasty is a representative work of mature regular script). It reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Throughout its development, numerous outstanding calligraphers emerged, such as Zhong Yao, Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Su Shi, and Zhao Meng, leaving behind immortal masterpieces like the Xuanshi Table, the Yellow Emperor's Classic, the Nine Dragon Spring Pavilion Inscription, the Stele of the Holy Teaching on the Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Yan Family Temple Stele. To meet the wishes of hard-tip calligraphy enthusiasts, following the Calligraphy Cloud Ladder, we have now launched two series of books, the Popular Hard-Tip Calligraphy Cloud Ladder and the Advanced Hard-Tip Calligraphy Cloud Ladder. These books provide detailed explanations on stroke order, structure, brushwork, layout, and other aspects to help readers improve their hard-tip calligraphy skills and achieve a perfect balance between artistic appreciation and practicality. The calligraphers who contributed to this series are all contemporary influential hard-tip calligraphers, writing in scripts such as Seal script, Clerical script, Wei script, Regular script, Running script, and Cursive script. This series not only greatly benefits hard-tip calligraphy enthusiasts in their practice and skill improvement but also allows readers to explore the various representative styles and schools of contemporary Chinese hard-tip calligraphy, offering both creative guidance and works for appreciation.