Wei Shuo
Wei Shuo (simplified Chinese: 卫铄; traditional Chinese:
Biography
[edit]Born in modern Xia, Shanxi, Wei was the daughter of Wei Zhan (
Wei was married to Li Ju (
After her time studying the famous works of classic calligraphers, she began developing her own style, that focused on mimicking the shapes and motions found in nature, creating work of grace and vigour that became the benchmark for calligraphy from then onwards.[4][1] She wrote a monumentally influential treatise on her theories of calligraphy; Wei's The Picture of Ink Brush (
Works
[edit]Wei's other works include:
- Famous Concubine Inscription (
名 姬 帖 , Ming Ji Tie) - The Inscription of Weishi He'nan (
衛 氏 和南 帖 , Weishi He'nan Tie)
References
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- ^ a b Ko, Dorothy (2017-03-07). The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-99919-7.
- ^ a b Tsjeng, Zing (2023-03-06). Forgotten Women. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-914240-67-6.
- ^ a b c Westfahl, Gary (2015-04-21). A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-61069-403-2.
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- Wang, Yuchi, "Wei Shuo". Encyclopedia of China (Arts Edition), 1st ed.