Collection of inscriptions and calligraphy couplets

Author: Shanghai Fine Arts Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book collects Wang Xizhi's running script, Sun Guoting's cursive script, Mi Fu's running script, and Zhao Mengfu's running script, along with four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine-character couplets. The main sources for collecting characters in this book include the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, the Collection of Wang Xizhi's Sacred Teachings, Sun Guoting's Book Spectrum, the Poem on the Xie River, the Sichuan Silk Manuscript, Mi Fu's Correspondence Calligraphy, the Wuxing Ode, the Preface to the Red Cliff, the Postface to the Red Cliff, the Pastoral Life, the Book for Tang Ruowang, and the Running Script Poem Volume for Zhang Baoyi. This book emphasizes capturing the essence of the original stele and calligrapher's style. In details such as transforming stone carvings into inkwork, refining the edges of strokes, and arranging radicals and structures, it strives for appropriateness and naturalness. Additionally, it aims to achieve unity with variation in the posture and layout of each couplet, providing readers with more and better references for learning calligraphy.