Complete Collection of Chinese Calligraphy (12): Northern Wei Rock Carvings of Sutras

Author: Rongbaozhai
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Publish Date: 2001-03-22
Features: ig">The "Complete Collection of Chinese Calligraphy" spans from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the contemporary era, comprising one hundred and eight volumes. The volumes are divided into two major categories: 1. Chronological volumes; 2. Master calligraphers' volumes. Each volume is organized into ten sections based on the era, with additional sections for seal carving, essays, appendices, and supplements. It meticulously prints over thirty thousand exquisite calligraphy works from Chinese history preserved worldwide, accompanied by over twenty million words of essays and annotations. Many of the illustrations are published for the first time. Each volume includes: biographical essays on calligraphers (or specialized discussions on specific periods), illustrations, calligraphers' theories on calligraphy, calligraphers' chronologies, maps of calligraphers' life trajectories, annotations and explanations of illustrations, and bibliographies. This book is not merely an artistic atlas but represents an unprecedented comprehensive, research, and introduction to the traditional Chinese art of calligraphy—spanning thousands of years of cultural heritage—following the Song Dynasty's "Chunhua Gallery Cuts" and the Qing Dynasty's "Three Pines Hall Calligraphy Collection." Such a thorough, systematic, in-depth, and meticulous study of an art form is rare not only in China but also in the global academic community. This book holds exceptional value for calligraphy experts, researchers, enthusiasts, and collectors.