Jin, Tang, Five Dynasties Calligraphy: A Series of Treasures from the Palace Museum

Author: Shi Anchang
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is one of the series "Treasures of the Palace Museum," featuring numerous fine calligraphy pieces from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods, including works by Wang Xizhi, Zhu Liangsu, and others. The book is printed in color with high precision and accompanied by corresponding textual descriptions, making its content both intuitive and clear. It serves as an important avenue for understanding the fine artistic treasures of ancient China. This book is not only enjoyable to appreciate but also valuable to collect, embodying both qualities in one, making it truly rare.
The calligraphy collection of the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties from the Palace Museum's holdings includes three parts: famous calligrapher's albums, Dunhuang manuscripts, and Gaochang bricks. These works represent the major achievements of calligraphy art during that period. Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties calligraphy holds significant importance in the study of calligraphical history. The preservation of these masterpieces to this day is thanks to the relentless efforts and careful guardianship of collectors throughout history. They carry the marks of millennia of historical changes, with their dispersion and reunion reflecting the vicissitudes of human life.
This volume includes all the masterpieces of calligraphy from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties held by the Palace Museum. Currently, it is known that about twenty pieces of Jin Dynasty calligraphy survive in the world, with the Palace Museum owning six of them, representing the transition in calligraphical style from ancient to modern forms. The Tang and Five Dynasties collections can be divided into two categories: one includes famous works by calligraphers, totaling eleven pieces, and the other consists of calligraphic traces by poets.