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Author: Wang Haoming
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
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Huang Xiang was a native of Guangling Jiangdu (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu). His birth and death years are unknown. He was a calligrapher of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period. His style name was Xiuming. He held the position of Attendant at the Court. From a young age, he was skilled in calligraphy and studied under Du Duo. He excelled in Seal script, Clerical script, and Cao Cao grass script, and was referred to as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by his contemporaries. People compared his calligraphy to Yan Wu's chess, Cao Bu's painting, and other eight excellences. His calligraphy was praised as "unparalleled among Chinese calligraphers. He learned from others' calligraphy, taking the strengths of each to forge his own style. Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty praised him in his Baopuzi as 'a master of his generation.' Yang Xin of the Southern Dynasties of the Song Dynasty said, 'The people of Wu, Huang Xiang, were skilled in grass script, and the world called him profound and decisive.' Zhang Huaiwan of the Tang Dynasty evaluated his Cao Cao grass script as a 'divine work,' his eight-character script as a 'wonderful work,' and his small seal script as a 'competent work.' His surviving calligraphic works include the Wen Wu, Jiju Zhang, and the Tianfa Shenche Stele, all said to be by Huang Xiang. His calligraphic treatise On Grass Script. Today, only the stone carving of Jiju Zhang remains, said to be by Huang Xiang. There are several other versions with minor differences in text, with the Songjiang Version being the most famous. This piece features concise, heavy, and subtle strokes, with a touch of Clerical script influence. The structure is neat, and the rules are strict. Overall, it exudes an ancient and gentle aura, profound and decisive. For those who love Cao Cao grass script, it is an excellent model for learning. Since Cao Cao grass script is an early form of grass script, by Huang Xiang's time, it had become highly mature and was mastered by many calligraphers. The Jiju Zhang he wrote had already become very standardized. The surviving stone rubbing of Huang Xiang's Jiju Zhang is the so-called Songjiang Version, carved by Yang Zheng in the fourth year of the Zhengtong era (1439) based on the Yingchang version by Ye Mengde of the Song Dynasty. Other ancient versions are no longer in circulation. Mr. Qi Gong's collection of the Ming Dynasty rubbing of the Songjiang Version is one of the best rubbings available. The original stone of the Songjiang Version is now stored in the Songjiang Museum of Shanghai.