Collection Work Album------The Holy Teaching Order by Wang Xizhi

Author: Wang Xizhi
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
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 interest in learning calligraphy but also makes learning enjoyable, cultivating one's character.
Learning calligraphy requires copying. A single model scroll can be copied for a period of time, or even for a lifetime. However, copying is merely an estimation—it is entering the model scroll—to grasp the brushwork, structural principles, and compositional variations of the characters. Exiting the model scroll is the ultimate goal. Simply put, initial exiting means writing freely without relying on the model scroll, so that any character can achieve the form and spirit of the original scroll. Of course, this requires a long learning process. Many calligraphy enthusiasts often focus too much on entering the model scroll and pay little attention to exiting exercises, making it difficult to successfully create works in various styles.
Character collection practice is a crucial intermediate step between entering and exiting the model scroll, as well as an excellent way to evaluate the effectiveness of copying. "Xiling Seal Society Character Collection Works Series" will be a great helper in your calligraphy learning journey.