Northern Wei Yuan Huai Tomb Inscription

Author: Selection of Ancient Calligraphy from Historical Stele and Manuscripts
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Publishing Date: 1998-09-01
Features: During the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty, most ancient calligraphy works scattered among the people were collected into the imperial collection, leading to the decline of "ti style" in society and the rise of the "palace and bureau style." As a result, some calligraphers (such as Bao Shichen, Kang Youwei, etc.) began to advocate learning the "Wei Stele" script with the intention of innovation. "Wei Stele" refers to the inscriptions in stone forms from the Northern Dynasties period (386–581 AD), including statues, cliff carvings, steles, and tomb inscriptions. Among them, the calligraphy of the Northern Wei Yuan Family Tomb Stele is elegant, refined, and vigorous, and has been favored by calligraphy enthusiasts for generations. The Northern Wei Huai Tomb Stele was unearthed in Luoyang, Henan in 1925. The original stone is now stored in the Kaifeng Museum. The carvings are exquisite, with clear and well-preserved characters, making it an excellent model for beginners to learn the "Wei Stele" script.