Collection of Calligraphy Works------Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion Preface Holy Teaching Order

Author: Wang Xizhi
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: To facilitate calligraphy enthusiasts in copying and creating, our press has carefully selected famous steles and scrolls from various dynasties to compile a series of character collection books. The content includes Tang and Song Dynasty poems and prose, as well as famous couplets and quotes from different eras. The forms are diverse, making it a perfect combination of content and style. From this, you can reinforce the brushwork and structure of the studied steles and scrolls, while also appreciating the beautiful artistic conception of the poems and couplets. It not only enhances the interest in learning calligraphy but also makes learning enjoyable, cultivating one's character.
Learning calligraphy requires copying as a fundamental step. A single model scroll can be copied for a period of time, or even for a lifetime. However, copying is merely an estimation, a way to "enter the scroll." Through entering the scroll, one grasps the brushwork, structure, and layout techniques of the model. The ultimate goal is to "exit the scroll," which means writing freely without relying on the model, ensuring that every character achieves the original scroll's form and spirit. Of course, this requires a long learning process. Many calligraphy enthusiasts often focus more on entering the scroll and less on exiting the scroll practice, making it difficult to successfully create works in various styles.
Character collection practice serves as a crucial intermediate step between entering and exiting the scroll, as well as an effective method to evaluate the results of copying. "Xiling Seal Society Character Collection Works Series" will be a great assistant in your calligraphy learning journey.