Ouyang Xun Jiucheng Palace. Regular Script for Beginners

Author: Shi Zhiwei
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The "" series is a set of popular and practical introductory books meticulously compiled for and primary and secondary school students. It is suitable for both students and teachers in terms of content and form for basic calligraphy practice and teaching reference. The study of calligraphy basics generally involves two stages. The first stage is the practice of basic strokes and radicals, and the second stage is the practice of structure and composition. In terms of structure, this book follows the principle of gradual progression, providing detailed guidance on the basic strokes, radicals, and structural rules of various famous calligraphers' styles through numerous examples. Additionally, it offers concise guidance on the layout, signature methods, and seal positions of works. Copying is the primary learning method for calligraphy practitioners. have representative works that can represent their styles, making them the preferred choices for later generations to study. The model characters in this series are selected from the works of the great Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun's "Liquan Stele of the Nine Palace," Yan Zhenqing's "Multitude Treasure Pagoda Stele," Liu Gongquan's "Xuanmi Pagoda Stele," the Yuan Dynasty calligrapher Zhao Mengfu's "Record of the Three Gates," "Memoir of Miaoyan Temple," and "Stele of Dan Ba," as well as Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy,'s "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion," "Preface to the Holy Teaching," and the Han Dynasty clerical script "Front and Rear Steles of Shi Chen." To complement teaching, in addition to selecting model characters from the original steles, this book also uses radicals and components of the model characters to design and combine a large number of model characters, guiding learners to apply and vary them for twice the result with half the effort. All model characters are restored to ink traces to make them closer to the true works of calligraphy masters. At the same time, they are moderately enlarged and marked with white lines to indicate the brushstroke techniques, which is a distinctive feature of this book. Through intuitive and clear observation, learners can more easily grasp the characteristics of the masters' calligraphic styles, thereby improving the effectiveness of basic calligraphy training. The "" series is divided into six volumes: (Regular Script Introduction - Ouyang Xun's "Nine Palace"), (Regular Script Introduction - Yan Zhenqing's "Multitude Treasure Pagoda Stele"), (Regular Script Introduction - Liu Gongquan's "Xuanmi Pagoda Stele"), (Regular Script Introduction - Zhao Mengfu's "Memoir of Miaoyan Temple" and "Stele of Dan Ba"), (Running Script Introduction - Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" and "Preface to the Holy Teaching"), and (Clerical Script Introduction - "Front and Rear Steles of Shi Chen"). This allows primary and secondary school students, as well as beginners in calligraphy, to choose their preferred calligraphic style and receive comprehensive, easy-to-master, and progressive learning guidance.