50 Examples of Cursive Script Creation

Author: Li Youlai
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: To meet the wishes of many calligraphy enthusiasts, following "Calligraphy Cloud Ladder," we have launched two series, "Calligraphy Cloud Ladder" (popular edition and advanced edition). These series provide detailed explanations on stroke order, structure, pen usage, and layout, aiming to help readers improve their calligraphy skills and achieve a perfect balance between artistic appreciation and practicality. The calligraphers of this series are all influential contemporary calligraphers who write in various styles, including Seal, Clerical, Wei, Regular, Running, and Cursive scripts. This series is not only highly beneficial for calligraphy enthusiasts to practice and enhance their creative skills but also allows readers to explore the representative styles and schools of contemporary Chinese calligraphy, offering both creative guidance and artistic appreciation value.
The definition of cursive script is described by predecessors as "hastily written without time," generally referring to its fluidity and speed. In terms of content, cursive script is a broad category, including Zhangcao (seal cursive), Jincao (modern cursive), and Dacao (grand cursive). From the perspective of script evolution, cursive script originated from the simplification, omission, and transformation of Clerical script.