A Brush With Genius.

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  • Author(s): LING XIN
  • Source:
    Archaeology. Jan/Feb2022, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p42-47. 6p. 6 Color Photographs, 1 Map, 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      YAN, Zhenqing, 709-785; CHINESE calligraphy; CHINESE calligraphy history; CALLIGRAPHERS; EPITAPHS
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information Yan Zhenqing, a Tang Dynasty general, author, and artist whose spare calligraphic style set a standard that still influences Chinese calligraphy today. Topics covered include Yan's tomb unearthed by archaeologists in the village of Gongdong outside the central Chinese city of Xi'an, some of his surviving work, such as the Luo Wanshun epitaph, and a letter he composed called "Letter on the Controversy over Seating Protocol." INSET: YAN'S ACOLYTE.