Jin, Tang, Five Dynasties Calligraphy Fine

Author: Shi Anchang
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is one of the series "Masterpieces of Cultural Relics from the Palace Museum," featuring numerous fine calligraphy works from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods, including those by Wang Xizhi, Zhu Liangsu, and others. The book is printed in color with high precision and accompanied by corresponding textual descriptions. The content is both intuitive and clear, serving as an important to understand the fine arts of ancient China. It is both a work of appreciation and a treasure to be collected, embodying both qualities and truly rare.
The calligraphy collection from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods in the Palace Museum's collection includes three parts: famous calligraphy albums, Dunhuang manuscripts, and Gaochang bricks, representing the major achievements of calligraphy art during this period. Jin and Tang calligraphy holds significant importance in the study of calligraphy history. The survival of these masterpieces to this day is thanks to the relentless accumulation and careful preservation by collectors throughout history. They carry the marks of millennia of historical changes, with their dispersion and reunion reflecting the vicissitudes of human life.
This volume includes all the famous calligraphy albums from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods in the Palace Museum's collection. Currently, about twenty pieces of Jin dynasty calligraphy works are known to exist, with the Palace Museum holding six, representing the transition in calligraphy style from ancient to modern forms. The Tang and Five Dynasties collections can be divided into two categories: one is famous works by calligraphers, totaling eleven pieces, and the other is calligraphy by poets.