Han Cao Stele

Author: Nie Wenhao
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Calligraphy, which holds an extremely important position in the cultural and artistic hall of the Chinese nation, requires learning calligraphy and practicing traditional steles as the necessary path to master it. With a history of three thousand years, Chinese calligraphy has left us countless famous works and masterpieces. The "Han Cao Quan Stele" was carved by Wang Chao and others in the second year of the Zhongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (85 AD). It was unearthed in the early years of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty in Heyang County (now Heyang County), Shaanxi, and was once preserved in the Confucius Temple of He County. In 1956, it was moved to the Xi'an Stele Forest. The stele is 253 cm tall, 123 cm wide, with a total of 19 lines, each containing 45 characters. The "Han Cao Quan Stele" is a representative of Han Dynasty clerical script, renowned for its elegant and varied style and well-balanced structure. The calligraphy of this stele is dignified, refined, and exquisitely classical, with a calm and expansive brushwork that embodies both softness and strength. Among the existing Han Dynasty steles, this one preserves the most characters of the Han Dynasty cursive script, making it highly valuable for studying the art of Han Dynasty calligraphy. This edition enlarges the characters from the rubbing and slightly corrects the obvious wear and tear, aiming to provide a fine collection for calligraphy enthusiasts and young people for appreciation, practice, and in-depth study.