Wang Xizhi's 100 Methods of Running Script Radicals. New Edition

Author: Zhu Yanping, Sun Xuming
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Wang Xizhi (303-361, also recorded as 321-379), a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, styled Yishao. Originally from Langya (now part of Linyi, Shandong), he resided in Kuaiji Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). He held the position of Right Military General and Kuaiji Interior Minister, hence known as "Wang Youjun." He is widely recognized as the "Sage of Calligraphy" in Chinese calligraphy history, and his famous masterpiece, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, is revered by generations of calligraphers as the "Greatest Running Script in the World." This book explains one hundred basic components of Wang Xizhi's running script in the form of a rice-grid. The book is divided into six parts: stroke introduction, component introduction, single-character calligraphy, composite structures, collected-character works, and representative works. This book is suitable for calligraphy beginners of all ages to learn and practice. Wang Xizhi's famous masterpiece, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, is revered by generations of calligraphers as the "Greatest Running Script in the World."