Old Ink Volume II - The Ink Marks and Past Memories of Century Scholars

Author: Fang Jixiao
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is the sister volume to Fang Jixiao's personal literary《Old Ink Notes—The Ink Traces and Memories of Century Scholars》. The ink traces and handwriting of senior scholars have long been cherished by people. The author of this book has collected manuscripts, letters, and calligraphy of modern figures for a long time. With his familiarity with the predecessors, he narrates in the book many fascinating life stories of cultural celebrities and interweaves numerous anecdotes and stories from academia and literature. This is the sister volume to 《Old Ink Notes—The Ink Traces and Memories of Century Scholars》. The author, with his familiarity with the predecessors, narrates in the book many fascinating life stories of cultural celebrities and interweaves numerous anecdotes and stories from academia and literature, concise in language yet rich in meaning, easy to read and understand. Accompanying the narrative, the book includes simulated facsimile reproductions of nearly 100 ink traces of dozens of famous scholars from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, making it feel as if you are sitting across from these renowned figures, with the paper and ink appearing as if they are still fresh, and their spirits remaining serene.