Zhao Mengfu's One Hundred Methods of Regular Script Radicals - (New Edition)

Author: Ji Lin
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Zhao Mengfu began learning calligraphy at the age of five and studied almost every day until his death. He was skilled in Seal, Clerical, Regular, Running, and Cursive scripts, especially in Regular and Running scripts. His calligraphic style is graceful, elegant, well-structured, and fluent in brushwork, known as the "Zhao Style." He is renowned as one of the "Four Great Masters of Regular Script" alongside Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Ouyang Xun. Zhao Mengfu left behind numerous calligraphic works, with representative pieces such as A Thousand Characters and The Legend of the. This book explains one hundred basic components of Zhao Mengfu's Regular Script in the form of a grid. The book is divided into six parts: stroke introduction, component introduction, single-character words, compound structures, collected-character works, and representative works. This book is suitable for calligraphy beginners of all ages to learn as an introductory guide.