Mawangdui Bamboo Slips and Silk Manuscripts Common Characters Dictionary

Author: Chen Songliang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Bamboo slips unearthed in Hunan, whether Chu, Qin, Han, or Wu, each exhibit distinct styles and calligraphic characteristics of their respective eras. Each type serves as valuable material for research and a model for study. The term "bamboo slips" () emerged as a specialized term in the 1940s, originally referred to as "zengshu" (), specifically the Chu bamboo slips unearthed from the Chu Mausoleum in Xuanzi Valley, Changsha. These characters are among the representative scripts from the transitional period between the evolution of Seal script and Clerical script in the early Han Dynasty. Their structures are often rich in artistic charm. This book selects commonly used characters from the Mawangdui bamboo slips and arranges them in the order of radicals from Shuowen Jiezi. For easy retrieval, two indexes—stroke count and Pinyin—are included. This book serves as both a calligraphy practice book and a dictionary. With it in hand, you can appreciate, copy, and look up characters.