Yan Zhenqing's One Hundred Methods of Radicals in Regular Script. New Edition

Author: Zhu Yanping, Sun Xuming
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Yan Zhenqing (708-784), styled Qingchen, was a native of Jingzhao Wannian. His ancestral home was Langya Linyi. During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the Court Attendant of the Hall. Due to the exclusion by Yang Guozhong, a relative of the imperial family, he was appointed as the Governor of Pingyuan, hence known as "Yan Pingyuan" and "Yan Luguang." Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy initially learned from Chu Suiliang and later acquired the brush technique from Zhang Xu, breaking free from the constraints of early Tang calligraphy and establishing a new style. His regular script is majestic and dignified, with square yet rounded structures, exuding a sense of cohesion. His brushwork is thick and powerful, skillfully using the central brush technique, with strong bones and refined edges. Horizontal strokes are slightly finer, while vertical strokes, dots, and strokes are slightly thicker. His calligraphic style is grand and majestic, with full brush power, conveying the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This book explains one hundred radicals in Yan Zhenqing's regular script in the form of the "Mi character grid." The book is divided into six parts: stroke introduction, radical introduction, single-character, composite structures, collected-character works, and representative works. This book is suitable for beginners of calligraphy of all ages to learn.