作者简介： Born in Yongnian County, Hebei Prov- ince of China in 1963, Wang Xianchun has been the executive deputy president of Qinghui Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, the executive editor ofOrienta/Calligraphy, editor-in-chief of the column "Chinese painters and calligraphers" for the journal Shenzhou, and the deputy secre- tary general of the Art Brain Tank under China's Ministry of Culture. An accomplished researcher of calligraphy, painting, poetry and seal carving, he is the author of many original treatises on theories of painting and calligraphy. In January 2001 he was invited by UNESCO to visit Europe as a member of Chinese artists delegation. A number of his works have found their way into the collections of Chinese and foreign government officials.
内容简介
Running script can be executed quicklyand at the same time is easily recognisable．It is the most practical calligra-phy style for daily communication．Learners ofChinese language who have some commandof the regular script calligraphy will find it re-warding to learn running script．Once a studentof both the Chinese language and calligraphymasters this style，he or she will write a beau-tiful hand at a fairly quick speed．If we com-pare the regular script with learning to walk，the study of running script will make a dancer． Specially prepared for Western readers，thisbook has detailed information about the toolsrequired，the ways of controlling the brush andwill guide the reader through the execution ofrunning script calligraphy，together with enlight-ening comparisons of both regular and runningscripts．
目录
Introduction（Wen Jingen） Tools The brush The ink Paper The ink stone Felt Holding the Brush Copying Model Characters from a Copybook Brushstrokes Controlling the brush Understanding Running Script Characters Strokes Structure Composition of Calligraphy：the Art of Black and White Formats of Backing and Framing Creating Your Own Style A Glance at Chinese Calligraphy through the Dynasties
