Collection Work Post----Yuan Mi Ta Stele by Liu Gongquan

Author: Jiang Cai
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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 scripts from various dynasties to compile this series of character collection books. The content includes Tang and Song poetry, famous couplets and quotes from different eras, and features diverse forms, truly a perfect combination of content and style. From this, you can not only reinforce the brushwork and structure of the learned steles and scripts but also appreciate the beautiful artistic conception of the poems and couplets. It not only enhances the interest in learning calligraphy but also integrates learning into enjoyment, cultivating one's temperament.
Learning calligraphy requires copying as a necessary step. A single script book can be copied for a period of time, or even for a lifetime. However, copying is merely a means—it is entering the script—to grasp the brushwork characteristics, structural rules, and compositional variations of the script. Exiting the script is the ultimate goal. Simply put, the initial stage of exiting the script means writing freely without referring to the book, so that any character can achieve the form and spirit of the original script. Of course, this requires a long learning process. Many calligraphy enthusiasts often focus more on entering the script and pay less attention to exiting the script practice, making it difficult to succeed when creating in a certain style. Character collection practice is an important intermediate step between entering and exiting the script, as well as a good way to evaluate the effectiveness of copying.
"Xiling Seal Society Character Collection Series" will be a great helper for your calligraphy learning.