Selected Collection of Famous Stele and Inscriptions in China 72 - Zang Huake Stele

Author: Sun Baowen
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: "The Stele of Zang Huake" is also known as "The Stele for the Spirit Road of Zang Gong, the Late Right Military Guard, Posthumously Granted Minister of Works, and Grand Commandant of Shangcai County, Opened as a," which was inscribed in October of the Guangde Year (763 AD) of Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty. Written and inscribed by Yan Zhiqing. The stele was originally located in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, and was moved to the Xi'an Stele Forest in 1980. The total height of the stele is 337 cm, with a width of 180 cm, consisting of 28 lines, with each line containing 58 to 64 characters. It was inscribed by Yan Zhenqing at the age of 55, representing a mid-stage work in his calligraphic development. Yan Zhenqing was a highly innovative calligrapher in the mid-Tang Dynasty of China. The style of this book presents a grandeur, full of integrity, sincerity, selflessness, and a disregard for minor details, which is what people refer to as the Yan style. In middle age, he devoted himself entirely to this, and through adjustments and enrichments in his later life, he finally perfected the calligraphic style of the Yan style, adding abundant nourishment to the art of calligraphy in China.