Ou Style Jiuchenggong Standard Practice Calligraphy Book

Author: Liu Puqing (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This set of standard practice books for regular script calligraphy in the styles of Ou, Yan, Liu, Zhao, Su, Huang, Tang, and the first compiler, Mr. Liu Puqing (1900–1974), was a prominent printing and currency expert of the 20th century in China, serving as the national chief engineer. He dedicated his life to the field of art printing and currency. Leveraging over a decade of his spare time, he studied the principles of writing regular script efficiently and quickly based on the theories of Chinese calligraphers. Combining the summarized theories of regular script calligraphy with representative works of calligraphers, he compiled and published the standard practice books for the Ou, Yan, and Liu styles, as well as the regular script calligraphy structure practice book in the Liu style. After the "Cultural Revolution," his eldest daughter, Liu Lun, continued her father's legacy to compile additional standard practice books for other calligraphic styles. Since their public release in 1962, these practice books have accumulated millions of copies in circulation and remain consistently popular among calligraphy enthusiasts and learners.