The Eastern Han Dynasty "Zhang Qian Stele"

Author: Liu Yunhe
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This tutorial focuses on techniques, covering aspects such as strokes, radicals, structure, and layout in clerical script. It emphasizes making basic techniques comprehensive, microscopic, specific, and highly operational. The selected examples are highly targeted, and the accompanying explanations are concise yet to the point. Clerical script is primarily a static script, with its strokes, radicals, and structures following certain norms and patterns. It flourished during the Han Dynasty, particularly in the Eastern Han period, which saw great prosperity. Eastern Han clerical script is characterized by its dynamic and varied styles, with wide structures and rich artistic expressions, making it an excellent learning model for later generations. This tutorial, Clerical Script Practice by Famous Masters Through the Ages, selects four classic works: The Stele of Mount Hua Temple, The Stele of Shi Chen, The Stele of Cao Quan, and The Stele of Zhang Qian.
This tutorial focuses on techniques, covering aspects such as strokes, radicals, structure, and layout in clerical script. Its key features are:
First, enhancing editorial involvement. From the development and argumentation of topics, the drafting of outlines, the selection of authors and calligraphy book versions, to the design of covers and layouts, the editorial team actively participates and seeks expert advice, striving to deliver high-quality content to readers.
Second, improving writing quality. This tutorial emphasizes making basic techniques comprehensive, microscopic, specific, and highly operational. The selected examples are highly targeted, and the accompanying explanations are concise yet to the point.
The Stele of Zhang Qian is located in Dongping County, Shandong Province, and is a typical representative of the square and structured style of Han Dynasty steles. The calligraphy of this stele primarily uses square strokes, combining simplicity with strength and elegance. Its structure is square and dignified, with a robust and lush style. When practicing this stele, one should focus on its sharp and forceful strokes and the bold and archaic structure, avoiding superficial imitation that may appear crude and clumsy.