The Classics of the Four Masters of the Song Dynasty's Calligraphy

Author: Chen Minjie
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: "Selected Calligraphy Masterpieces of China" series selects classic calligraphy works in existence and prints them in color for readers. The series includes "Classics of Running Script," "Classics of Cursive Script," "Classics of the Four Masters of the Tang Dynasty," "Classics of the Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty," "Classics of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty," and "Classics of the Four Masters of the Qing Dynasty." This book selects calligraphy works in running script, cursive script, and semi-cursive script by the four famous calligraphers of the Song Dynasty—Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Cai Xiang—as the main content, primarily in the form of letters and poetic scrolls, totaling 40 pieces, some of which are rare and hard to find. The publishing format for each calligraphy work includes two parts: (1) Color illustrations (the main calligraphy, posthumous inscriptions, and collection seals), and (2) Interpretive and critical texts (historical evaluations of the author's art in poetry and regular script annotations of the main calligraphy). Reading this book is not only beneficial for improving calligraphy skills but also helps in calligraphy appreciation, research, authentication, collection, and understanding the historical heritage of calligraphy. This book is part of the "Selected Calligraphy Masterpieces of China" series. The selected calligraphy works are by the four famous calligraphers of the Song Dynasty—Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Cai Xiang—primarily in running script, cursive script, and semi-cursive script, mainly in the form of letters and poetic scrolls, totaling 40 pieces, some of which are rare and hard to find. Reading this book is not only beneficial for improving calligraphy skills but also helps in calligraphy appreciation, research, authentication, collection, and understanding the historical heritage of calligraphy.