A Study On The "Tie" School In Late Qing Dynasty

This thesis is a monographic study on the "Tie" school in late Qing Dynasty, which followed the models set by Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, the well-known calligraphers of Jin Dynasty.In the thesis, the writer argues that in Qing Dynasty, while the "Bei" school which emphasized tablet inscription was in vogue, the "Tie" school didn't disappear. In the study of calligraphy history, the neglect of the "Tie" school in late Qing Dynasty is in fact trapped by the reasoning pattern with which people view the "Tie" school by the criteria set for the study of tablet inscription.The thesis consists of two sections.Section one is a study on the classic works of "Tie" school and people's concepts of "Tie study" in late Qing Dynasty. The writer starts with the discussion on the classic works and the well-known calligraphers of "Tie" school in late Qing Dynasty, further explores the characteristics of those classic works and the way they change, so as to reveal the rational logic with which the calligraphers develop their view on "Tie" study. It is also pointed out that the traditional view on "Tie" study develops along with the consciousness of "Bei" school which interposes within gradually.Section two is a study on model inscription in late Qing Dynasty. By sorting out the regionality, as well as the calligraphers of "Tie" school and their works, the thesis focuses on the calligraphic features of the time in which model inscription prevailed.The thesis will serve as the starting point for the monographic study on the "Tie" school in late Qing Dynasty, and it is intended to criticize the view that "Tie" school was deteriorating in late Qing Dynasty, which is centered on Kang Youwei's notion that "Bei" school dominated the calligraphic field in late Qing Dynasty. Thus the real state of the "Tie" school and "Tie" study in late Qing Dynasty is demonstrated, and the misunderstanding of this period in the study of calligraphy history is rectified. The thesis will provide beneficial reference and enlightenment for the direction of the current calligraphy development.