Thousand-Character Classic in Regular and Cursive Scripts: Zhi Yon (Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Calligraphy)

Avril Lee (Editor), Cheryl Wong (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1913536130 / ISBN 13: 9781913536138

Published by Lighthouse Publishing, UK, 2021

About this Item

New hardcover with fold out scrolls. 4to. (7.45 x 0.57 x 11.59 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes 10 fold out scrolls. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Thousand- Character Classic In Regular and Cursive Scirpts is a representative work of Zhi Yong and also a famous masterpiece in the history of Chinese calligraphy. With rigorous rules and vigorous strokes, the characters are either independent with their own features or interconnected with each other. With every fall and break properly written, this copybook embodies the principle of "thoughts preceding brushes and practice making perfect" and achieves the artistic conception of "changing with composure." Representing the gentility and elegance of southern calligraphy in the Sui Dynasty, this copybook inherits and summarizes the structure and arrangement of the regular and cursive scripts of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, establishing itself as a norm in the style of Chinese calligraphy.

Seller Inventory # 203437

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thousand-Character Classic in Regular and Cursive Scripts: Zhi Yon (Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Calligraphy)
• Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing, UK
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913536130
• ISBN 13: 9781913536138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology: Cultural Studies
  • Asia: China

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Synopsis

• A series of 10 masterpieces of calligraphy from famous masters of different Chinese dynasties, presented in the traditional format of a handscroll

In the series Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Calligraphy, 10 masterpieces from famous masters of different dynasties are collected, covering mainstream scripts such as regular script, semi-cursive script, cursive script and so on. These treasured copybooks for calligraphy lovers are presented in the traditional format of a handscroll, which can be opened in sequence.