Tang Four Masters Ink Classics

Author: Peng Xinglin
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The "Selected Calligraphy Masterpieces of China" series carefully selects classic calligraphic works preserved to date and publishes them in color for readers to appreciate. The series includes "Classics of Running Script," "Classics of Cursive Script," "Calligraphic Masterpieces of the Song Four Masters," "Calligraphic Masterpieces of the Yuan Four Masters," "Calligraphic Masterpieces of the Ming Four Masters," and "Calligraphic Masterpieces of the Qing Four Masters." This book features calligraphic works by the renowned Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun, including his running script "Dreaming of," "Zhang Han," and "Bo Shang Reading," as well as the cursive script works of Huai Su such as "Autobiographical," "On Calligraphy," and "Bitter Bamboo," Liu Gongquan's running script "Meng Zhao," and Gao Xian's cursive script "Thousand Characters." Some of these works are rare and hard to find. The publishing format for each calligraphic work includes two components: (1) Color illustrations (the main calligraphic text, posthumous inscriptions, and collection seals), and (2) Interpretive and critical texts (historical evaluations of the author's art in prose and regular script transcriptions of the main calligraphic text). Reading this book is not only beneficial for improving calligraphic skills but also helps in calligraphic appreciation, research, authentication, collection, and understanding the historical legacy of calligraphy. This book is part of the "Selected Calligraphy Masterpieces of China" series, featuring calligraphic works by the renowned Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun, including his running script "Dreaming of," "Zhang Han," and "Bo Shang Reading," Huai Su's cursive script "Autobiographical," "On Calligraphy," and "Bitter Bamboo," Liu Gongquan's running script "Meng Zhao," and Gao Xian's cursive script "Thousand Characters." Some of these works are rare and hard to find. Reading this book is not only beneficial for improving calligraphic skills but also helps in calligraphic appreciation, research, authentication, collection, and understanding the historical legacy of calligraphy.