Wu Daching on Three Types of Jin Wen

Author: Editorial Group of "Selected Calligraphic Works from Ancient Inscriptions"
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Publish Date: 1994-05-01
Features: Wu Dawei (1835–1902), styled Qingqing, alias Kechai, was a native of Wuxian, Jiangsu. He was a renowned ancient script scholar and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. He excelled in various scripts, including seal script, clerical script, running script, and regular script, with his greatest achievements in seal script. It is said that he initially learned from Li Yangbing in his early years and later extensively studied Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, thus forging a unique style. His seal script is rich in ancient charm and powerful in; his running script, influenced by Huang Shangyu, is also lively and adorable, though less widely transmitted. This volume includes his copies of the Western Zhou bronze inscriptions "Lu Bo Gui," "Duan Gui," and "Cai Ji Gui." The rubbings of these three vessels are all found in "Collected Ancient Bronze Inscriptions of the Three Dynasties." The inscriptions have been mostly deciphered, but there is considerable controversy among scholars regarding their interpretation, which is not directly relevant to calligraphic study. Therefore, the annotations provide minimal explanation, and we apologize for any inconvenience.