Old Ink Volume II: The Ink Marks and Past Memories of Century Scholars

Author: Fang Jixiao
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is the sister volume to Fang Jixiao's personal literary collection Old Ink Notes—The Ink Traces and Memories of Century Scholars. The ink traces and handwriting of senior scholars have long been cherished by people. The author of this book has collected manuscripts, letters, and calligraphy of modern figures for a long time. With his familiarity with the predecessors, he narrates in a conversational manner many fascinating life experiences of prominent cultural figures, interspersed with numerous anecdotes and stories from academia and literary circles. It is the sister volume to Old Ink Notes—The Ink Traces and Memories of Century Scholars. The author, with his familiarity with the predecessors, narrates in a conversational manner many fascinating life experiences of prominent cultural figures, interspersed with numerous anecdotes and stories from academia and literary circles. The text is concise yet profound, easy to read and understand. Accompanying the narrative, the book includes simulated facsimile reproductions of nearly a hundred ink traces of dozens of famous scholars from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic era, collected by the author. Reading this book is as if sitting across from these renowned figures, the paper and ink appearing as if yesterday, their spirits radiant and vivid.