Stele Inscriptions of the Wei Dynasty
2 min readStele inscriptions of the Wei Dynasty refer to a kind of regular script which evolved from clerical script of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which has not been established as a font. It features rigorous composition and dynamic strong power. It is mainly in rustic, rough, bold and strong style, which was widely used in monuments, epitaphs, records on building statue, cliff inscriptions, etc. As stele inscriptions of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty boast the largest number and the highest quality, so people call regular script stone inscriptions of this period as”Style of Stele Inscriptions of the Wei Dynasty”, and study calligraphy by reference.
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Central Stroke
As a calligraphy term,”central stroke”refers to various strokes in the center of font composition at the time of writing.
Elegant, simple and magnificent characters are like the happy immortals in the extraordinary heaven.
Gesture is magnificent open. with flying open, Stone cracks add more feelings of expanse. remoteness.
elegance and simplicity.
Like iron wrapped in cotton, lines are crisp inside and robust outside, with full of power.
In order to facilitate writing bold strokes and stretching, character spacing and line spacing are large.
Cutting of Stone Gate Cut and Stone Gate Inscription “Stone Gate”is a tunnel for cutting mountain body, which is located on”Baoxie”Road in the ancient Hanzhong Region. In AD 504. Emperor Xuanwu of Wei Dynasty ordered the reconstruction of transport route which was dilapidated for a long time, and sent Yang Zhi (provincial governor of Liangzhou and Qinzhou) to supervise construction project. In AD 509,”Baoxie”Road was finally repaired, and”Stone Gate”was also opened. To commemorate the completion of this project, Wang Yuan (Diangian of Liangzhou and Qinzhou; Dianqian was a minor offcial rank in charge of instruments) wielded brush and wrote in red ink(writing inscriptions before stele carving in red ink). The mason Wu Aren chiseled characters and engraved Stone Gate Inscription on stone wall in the west of stone gate.
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