A Collection of Calligraphy by Liu Gongquan

Author: Li Songchen
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Calligraphy is not only aesthetically pleasing in form and appearance but also a reflection of an individual's overall artistic achievement. Looking at the great calligraphers throughout history, some excelled in elegant lines, others in robust brushwork, and some were renowned for their free and unrestrained structures. Therefore, compiling and publishing calligraphy books by categorizing them by script styles and collecting works by multiple artists is necessary, while compiling the works of great calligraphers from different periods in various scripts is equally important. This approach can provide materials for scholars and experts in research and textual criticism, as well as serve as models for calligraphy enthusiasts at different levels to study and practice. It can also allow a wide range of readers to enjoy the beauty of calligraphy without leaving their homes. This is the purpose and objective of compiling and publishing the series "Historical Masters of Calligraphy."
The long and rich history of calligraphy art in our great motherland has been written by calligraphy masters such as Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ou Yun, and Zhao Mengfu. They left behind countless masterpieces of calligraphy for later generations, providing our editorial team with a vast selection for compiling "A Glimpse of Calligraphy by Historical Masters."
This series is grand in scale, starting with the "Sage of Calligraphy" Wang Xizhi and spanning from the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, all the way to the early Republic of China. It has selected over fifty calligraphy masters of enduring fame, compiling their representative works and publishing them in chronological order.
This book includes works in Liu-style regular script such as the "Stele of Xuan Mi Ta Master" and the "Stele of Shencui Army," as well as works in running script like the "Letter on Eating Melons" and the "Letter on Receiving a Question," and cursive script works such as the "Letter on Receiving an Edict" and the "Letter to Holy Mercy."