The Calligraphy Characteristics And Enlightenment Of "Simayang Epitaph"

Sima Bing,whose epitaph can be acknowledged as the highest quality epitaph during the period of Northern Wei Dynasty.It has precise strokes,distinctive features,wide open knots and gracious elegant style.This article analyzes the artistic characteristics of the epitaph,and compares it with other inscriptions to show its characteristics.It also sorts out the learning process and thinking,combing with their own copying and creation practice,revealing the revelations of the epitaph in their calligraphy learning and contemporary calligraphy creation.