Calligraphy Classics Series Vol. 12: Longmen Twenty Rubbings (Lower)

The Records of Statues carved in the Longmen Grottoes in Henan Province, China, have a simple, unrefined charm and are popular as models for copying. Twenty of the finest examples have been selected from among them, and are known as the "Twenty Longmen Pieces." Following on from Volume 1, this second volume features 10 more, including the Records of Statues by Sun Qiusheng.

Table of Contents

Features of this series / What is copying classics? / About cursive writing / Records of Sun Qiusheng's Statues / Records of Gaoshu's Statues / Records of Bhikkhu Huigan's Statues / Records of Helanhan's Statues / Records of Ma Zhenbai's Statues / Records of Dowager Marquis' Statues / Records of Bhikkhu Fasheng's Statues / Records of Yuanxie's Statues / Records of Yuanyou's Statues / Records of Cixiang Huicheng's Statues / Commentaries, Japanese translations, and outlines / Modern Japanese translations / Commentaries / Characteristics of the statutes / Character shapes and stroke order: For creating calligraphy works (sections suitable for copying)