Free download links (complete versions) 免費字帖下載www.9610.com www.9610.com 9610.com (textbook 柳公權玄秘塔碑神策軍碑楷書習字教範) www.guoyiguan.com (login required to use search function) Buy Chinese calligraphy books & models www.bookseed.com (Prices in USD. They have English customer services.) www.books.com.tw (1 USD = between 30 to 40 NTD. They have English customer services.) www.taobao.com (prices in RMB) Search keyword 柳公權, 玄秘塔碑, 柳公权Liu Gongquan ( 柳公權,Liu Gong-Chuan, 778-865, Tang Dynasty) combined Ouyang Xun’s refined features of elegant, angular strokes with the fullness and weight of Yan Zhenqing’s style to create his own Kaishu style, which demonstrates structure, discipline, and clarity. His Kaishu calligraphy was so famous in the Tang Dynasty that if there were any officers who did not ask him to write for their family steles they were considered not showing enough filial piety. In reply to the emperor’s inquiry about the best way to use the brush, he advised that “An upright heart makes for an upright brush,” pointing out that our brushwork always reflects our personality – and implying that it is possible to improve both. www.youtube.com One of Liu’s most celebrated work is an essay about a pagoda: The Buddhist Pagoda of Xuan Mi ( 玄秘塔碑). 玄秘塔碑pictures from Google Image (may contain unrelated search results & practitioners’ copying exercises) www.google.com jd.sc001.com.cn Two of the most important and frequently used Chinese …
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