Wang Duo Dictionary

Author: (Japanese) Ito Matsutake (Compiler) / Zhou Peiyan
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book categorizes and organizes the calligraphy of Wang Duo, a calligrapher from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The primary entries are arranged according to the Kangxi Dictionary, and the collected characters are listed in the order of regular script, running script, cursive script, and clerical script. In principle, only clear characters are selected for inclusion, while unclear ones are omitted. However, this book features the inclusion of outstanding characters that are deemed necessary, even if they are somewhat unclear. The printed text of the rubbing reverses the black and white colors. Appropriate corrections have been made to stains in the original and areas with (damage around the characters). The characters have been reduced in size, but the reduction ratios vary. The orientation of the characters is as close as possible to the original. Due to editorial reasons, the source is not indicated. For the convenience of readers, a general index of illustrations is appended at the end of the volume.