Jin, Tang, Five Dynasties Calligraphy: A Series of Treasures from the Palace Museum

Author: Shi Anchang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is one of the series "Masterpieces of Cultural Relics in the Palace Museum," featuring numerous calligraphy masterpieces from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods, including works by Wang Xizhi, Zhu Liangsu, and others. The book is printed in color with high precision and accompanied by corresponding textual explanations, making its content both intuitive and clear. It serves as an important to understand the fine arts of ancient China. The book is not only enjoyable to appreciate but also valuable to collect, embodying both qualities in one, making it truly rare.
The calligraphy collection of the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties from the Palace Museum Museum includes three parts: famous calligraphy albums, Dunhuang manuscripts, and Gaochang bricks, representing the major achievements of calligraphy art during that period. Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties calligraphy holds significant importance in the study of calligraphy history. These masterpieces have survived to this day thanks to the relentless efforts and careful preservation of collectors throughout history. They carry the marks of millennia of historical changes, with their dispersion and reunion reflecting the vicissitudes of human life.
This volume includes all the masterpieces of calligraphy albums from the Jin, Tang, and Five Dynasties in the Palace Museum collection. Currently, about twenty pieces of Jin dynasty calligraphy works are known to exist, with six housed in the Palace Museum, representing the transition from ancient script to modern style. The Tang and Five Dynasties collections can be divided into two categories: one is famous works by calligraphers, totaling eleven pieces, and the other is calligraphy by poets.