Stele and rubbing collection, collection of couplets

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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This calligraphy book emphasizes capturing the essence of the original stele styles or calligrapher's temperament. In details such as converting stele carvings into ink traces, refining the edges of strokes, and arranging radicals, it strives for naturalness and appropriateness. Additionally, it endeavors to maintain unity with variation in the posture response and layout of each couplet, aiming to provide readers with more and better references for learning calligraphy. The collected couplets of Wang Xizhi (Eastern Jin) are based on his running script, with the main steles being Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, Collected Works of Wang Xizhi by Huairen, and others. The collected couplets of Sun Guoting (Tang) are based on his famous cursive script work Book Spectrum. The collected couplets of Mi Fu (Song) are based on his running script, with the main steles being Poem on Tiao Xi, Seeds of Shu, and Calligraphy of Mi Fu's Letters and others. The collected couplets of Zhao Mengfu (Yuan) are based on his running script, with the main steles being Ode of Wuxing, Preface to the Red Cliff, Postface to the Red Cliff, and Ode of Solitary Abode and others. The collected couplets of Wang Duo (Ming) are based on his running script, with the main steles being Calligraphy Album for Tang Ruowang and Running Script Poem Scroll for Zhang Baoyi and others. This book collects couplets in four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine characters, featuring Wang Xizhi's running script, Sun Guoting's cursive script, Mi Fu's running script, Zhao Mengfu's running script, and Wang Duo's running script. The main steles for collecting characters include Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, Collected Works of Wang Xizhi by Huairen, Book Spectrum of Sun Guoting, Poem on Tiao Xi, Seeds of Shu, Calligraphy of Mi Fu's Letters, Ode of Wuxing, Preface to the Red Cliff, Postface to the Red Cliff, Ode of Solitary Abode, Calligraphy Album for Tang Ruowang, and Running Script Poem Scroll for Zhang Baoyi. This book emphasizes capturing the essence of the original stele styles or calligrapher's temperament. In details such as converting stele carvings into ink traces, refining the edges of strokes, and arranging radicals, it strives for naturalness and appropriateness. Additionally, it endeavors to maintain unity with variation in the posture response and layout of each couplet, aiming to provide readers with more and better references for learning calligraphy.