Ouyang Xun's One Hundred Methods of Regular Script Radicals - (New Edition)

Author: Ji Lin
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Ouyang Xun initially learned calligraphy from Wang Xizhi but developed a more dynamic style. Ouyang's characters are dignified, orderly yet not rigid, compact yet not cramped. Their structures are balanced, sharp, rigorous, and meticulously crafted, incorporating danger into stability. Although his regular script often extends to the right, the center of gravity remains stable, with slight variations and no sense of slanting or tilting. This fully demonstrates the characteristic of his structures being sparse externally but dense internally, with strokes moving gracefully and expansively within the characters. Ouyang Xun combined the features of Han Dynasty clerical script and Wei-Jin regular script to form his own style, so many strokes in his regular script still retain the brushwork of clerical script. This book explains the 100 basic components of Ouyang Xun's regular script in the form of a grid. The book is divided into six parts: stroke introduction, component introduction, standalone characters, composite structures, collected character works, and representative works. This book is suitable for calligraphy beginners of all ages to learn as an introductory guide.