Mi Fu's 100 Methods of Running Script Radicals. New Edition

Author: Zhu Yanping, Sun Xuming
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Mi Fu (1051-1107), styled Yuanzhang, was originally from Taiyuan and later settled in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. He is widely known as "Mi Nan Gong" and "Mi Xiangyang." Mi Fu studied extensively under the calligraphers Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, as well as Yan You, Liu Gongquan, Ou Yangxi, and Chu Suili, following a path of integrating classical techniques with innovation. His brushwork was swift, with the tip of the brush diverging in eight directions, creating dynamic variations as it entered the paper. He referred to his style as "brushing characters." His structures often leaned diagonally upward, with varying sizes, exuding a carefree, spontaneous, and bold yet expressive charm. This book explains one hundred methods of calligraphic radicals in Mi Fu's running script using the Mi-style grid. The book is divided into six parts: stroke introduction, radical introduction, single-character examples, compound structures, collected-character works, and representative works. It is suitable for calligraphy beginners of all ages to learn and practice.