Thirteen Questions About Learning Calligraphy

There have always been treatises on calligraphy, including those from ancient times, and in modern times, there are Bao Shichen's "Yi Zhou Shuang Ji" and Kang Youwei's "Guang Yi Zhou Shuang Ji". These seem to be more mysterious and elegant, and the words used are more ancient. If you actually use the pen and practice writing according to those words and sentences, you will have many problems, and you will feel that the words do not convey the meaning and cannot express the true situation. Qi Gong's "Thirteen Questions on Learning Calligraphy" describes some of his understanding of calligraphy, which is divided into more than ten chapters. The content of this book is a transcript of Mr. Qi Gong's audio recordings talking about thirteen issues in learning calligraphy. Thirteen questions include superstition due to misunderstanding, glyph structure should respect habits, stele and calligraphy, four treasures of the study, introductory exercises, "step-by-step" theory of learning calligraphy, "use of pen" theory, the golden rule of writing in real books, how to choose stele and calligraphy, how to write, asking for advice, reference books, and how to write well. These problems are often encountered by calligraphy learners. Mr. Qigong gave in-depth explanations in easy-to-understand language, which has strong guiding significance for calligraphy learners. Mr. Qi Gong is a famous contemporary calligrapher who has also made significant achievements in painting and classical literature. This book has certain guiding and reference functions for both calligraphy beginners and calligraphy professionals.