Wang Yayi's Small Regular Script of the True Scripture of the South River (Selected Ink Traces from the Rongbaozhai Collection)

Author: Wang Yayi (Ming Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2003-03-25
Features: This series of albums selects a portion of the precious calligraphy works from the Ming and Qing dynasties collected by the Rongbaozhai. It includes scripts in various styles such as regular, cursive, clerical, and seal scripts, most of which have been formally published for the first time. To facilitate readers in experiencing and understanding the original works' essence, the albums have been edited with full-page displays, reproductions at original size, magnified details, and cover illustrations featuring selected color reproductions of the original works, all of which are beneficial for practice, creation, and research.
Wang Yayi (1494-1533), named Cheng, styled Liren, and known by the sobriquet Yayi Jushi, was also referred to as "Wang Yayi." He was from Changzhou. Skilled in poetry, calligraphy, and painting, he excelled particularly in small regular script, which was elegant, refined, and demonstrated a masterful style. He was also adept at cursive and semi-cursive scripts, with structures that were sharp and distinctive and brushwork that was lean yet powerful. Some of his more renowned calligraphic works include "Five-Character Poem" and "Selected Examination Scripts of Chen Zilin."
This volume is printed on paper, with each dimension measuring 19.1 cm in length and 12.5 cm in width.