Chen Zhenlian on the History of Chinese Calligraphy (Wei-Jin to Middle Tang)

Author: Chen Zhenlian
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The author of this series takes "classic works" as the main thread, meticulously reviewing nearly 900 calligraphy, painting, seal carving, and other artworks from ancient times to the present. From "classic works," the series explores the evolution of figures in painting and calligraphy, the changes in visual forms, expressive techniques, sociocultural concepts, and even artistic concepts of calligraphy, painting, and seal carving. Where there are questions and reflections, there is the future of academia. In this "Taste the Classics" series, many academic questions remain unresolved and await answers. Thus, I may have an unexpected hope: "Taste the Classics" is making books thinner, transforming large, hardcover, thousand-page volumes into 10 softcover, illustrated editions. But because they are thinner, they are more convenient to read, and the questions raised in the text are more likely to attract scholarly attention. Perhaps academically, it will become thicker—compared to being "sheltered in seclusion and unknown," the current audience is broader, and there are more opportunities to study, reflect on, and answer questions from new perspectives. This is only beneficial for academia and free of any drawbacks. This may also be the significance of revising this manuscript after more than a decade.