"preface" Version Of The Rheological And Impact

The research tries to trace back the historic evolution of various versions ofLanting and study about the influence during their spread, hence to make aspeculation on circumstances of calligraphy learning since Song Dynasty whichused the carving copy as a model.In the first part, lists of basic literature and achievements in the historicperiods of Lanting study are provided through examples, and three relatedquestions are discussed in this part-how to name, how to describe and how toclassify a specific version. In the second and the third parts, different ways inpresenting different versions of Lanting are sorted out based on two historicperiods, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties and Ming and Qing Dynasties respectively,paying special attention to the spread and influence of different artistic styles anddifferent productive methods in history. Two questions are studied in the fourthpart. The first is on the variation features of Lanting versions and the depletion ofartistic information in learning from carving copy. The second question is adiscussion on the basic framework of the so-called "two different branches" andtwo appreciation methods and appreciation attitudes towards Lanting versions. Thefifth part studies how people feel about a carving copy, how to adjust their learningstrategy and how to imitate in learning from a carving copy.With an analysis and comparison of all the composing systems of Lanting, wefind that when carving becomes an important means in spreading classiccalligraphy works, it will surely cast a profound influence on the history ofcalligraphy. When classics are presented in the form of books of rubbings, whichthen becomes a normal way for people to learn, comprehend and feel calligraphy,the calligraphy tradition of classic works is slowing diminishing. This is why thecarving copy tradition centered upon Wang Xizhi declined enormously in thelater period of calligraphy spreading.