Intro: this gallery might be difficult for you if you are not familiar with Chinese semi-cursive script. However, if you understand Chinese calligraphy and can read Chinese characters, this will be a great source of study material for you to learn Zhao MengFu style calligraphy. Hope you enjoy this post! 😉
Zhao MengFu 赵孟頫, 20 Oct 1254 – 30 Jul 1322, was one of the greatest calligraphers in Chinese history. He was the 11th generation descendant of the first emperor of the Song Dynasty. As a high level official of Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368), he was not only good at calligraphy and painting but also good at literature, law, and economy. He initiated the new painting school of Song Dynasty and his art style has been referred to as the ‘crown of Song Dynasty’. His calligraphy styles include seal script, clerical script, cursive script, regular script, and semi-cursive script. He is specially famous for his regular and semi-cursive script styles. Zhao’s calligraphy is elegant, well-structured, and mellow. With the other great calligraphers, Ou Yang Xun 欧阳询, Yan Zhenqing 颜真卿, and Liu GongQuan 柳公权, he is regarded as one of the four greatest regular script calligraphers. He is also Inkston’s favourite calligrapher.
(Zhao MengFu Heart Sutra)
In this gallery, you will see his detailed artwork of Heart Sutra. This piece of work was on auction in Beijing on 17th Dec 2017 and was traded at price of nearly 28 million USD. It is now a collection of Gan Su TianQin Museum 甘肃天庆博物馆 in China.
Example scripts like these are used as practice material for calligraphy students:
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INKSTON Expert Calligraphy Xuan Paper
INKSTON Expert Calligraphy Xuan paper contains 65 to 75% Pteroceltis Tatarinowii tree bark, it is untreated/unsized (raw/uncooked in Chinese) and is suitable for both painting and calligraphy, especially recommendable for calligraphy. Expert Calligraphy Xuan paper is made with Pteroceltis Tatarinowii which is only steamed and boiled once. Extra work is done on the pulp production to make the paper finer and…$24.14 – $176.75
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Materials: 净皮 Jing PiINKSTON Expert Calligraphy Xuan Paper
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Inkston Initial Brush Set for Sumi E Beginners
This set is designed and made by Inkston Brush workshop specially for beginners of Chinese painting/ calligraphy. One set includes 4 brushes: Initial 1, Initial 2, Initial 3, and Initial 4. Each brush has different sizes and is made with different animal hair types. One set of such brush can meet almost all the needs of beginners for both calligraphy…$26.33 (USD)
Brand: inkston
Maker: Xu Shi Chun
Materials: Bamboo, Horse Hair, Weasel Hair, Wood, Wool
Recommend to: Beginners
Suitable for: Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, 工笔画 Gongbi Painting, 花鸟画 Flower and Bird paintingInkston Initial Brush Set for Sumi E Beginners
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Inkston WsWl 古法白云 GuFa BaiYun “Traditional White Cloud ” 兼毫 Jian Hao Combination Brush Set
Special Feature: 60 – 65% weasel hair, 35 – 40% wool. The inside part is weasel hair; the outside part is wool.$62.15$52.83
Brand: inkston
Maker: Xu Shi Chun
Materials: Bamboo, JianHao hair
Packaging: silk sleeve
Recommend to: Advanced Level, Beginners, Medium Level, Professionals
Suitable for: Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, 写意画 Freehand Painting, 楷书 KaiShu Regular Script calligraphy, 花鸟画 Flower and Bird painting, 草书 CaoShu "grass" Cursive Script calligraphy
Brush Hair Size: 4 * 0.9 cm, 3.6 * 0.8 cm, 3.3 * 0.7 cm
Product Size: 28 x 1,1 x 1,1 cm, 28 x 1 x 1 cm, 26,2 x 0,9 x 0,9 cm
Product Weight: 16
Shipping size: 96.5 × 8 × 7 cmInkston WsWl 古法白云 GuFa BaiYun “Traditional White Cloud ” 兼毫 Jian Hao Combination Brush Set
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Laws Divine and Human – Zhao MengFu Small Regular Calligraphy
A very nice copy of Laws Divine and Human of Zhao MengFu's small regular script calligraphy. It is a very handy and nice books for calligraphy student and professionals. Zhao's regular script is very elegant and fresh. Author: 老子 Lao Zi, philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period, founder of Taoism. Calligrapher: 赵孟頫 Zhao MengFu Publishing House: Hu Bei Art Publishing…$6.99 (USD)
Brand: inkston
Suitable for: Calligraphy, Chinese Painting
Product Size: 25.4 × 18 × 0.5 cm
Product Weight: 141Laws Divine and Human – Zhao MengFu Small Regular Calligraphy
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Xuan Paper with squares for Calligraphy Practice 63.5 * 33.3 cm (10*10cm squares)
Xuan paper type: "half cooked" semi-sized Xuan paper, perfect for calligraphy practice. One sheet has 32 squares and each square is 10 * 10 cm. It is friendly for calligraphy beginners. Paper with squares is used for calligraphy practice, one character should be written in each square: all Chinese characters should be written the same size regardless of the complexity.$13.98 (USD)
Brand: inkston
Maker: Inkston
Materials: Xuan paper
Packaging: 50 sheets
Recommend to: Beginners, Medium Level
Suitable for: Calligraphy
Paper size: 63.5 * 33.3 cm
Product Size: 63.5 × 33.3 cm
Product Weight: 467Xuan Paper with squares for Calligraphy Practice 63.5 * 33.3 cm (10*10cm squares)
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赵孟頫 Zhao Meng Fu Cursive Scripts Album
A set of high definition printed calligraphy works done by famous calligraphers in ancient China. On each page, the corresponding clear modern Chinese characters are indicated. It is a very good set of calligraphy collection for people to learn and improve calligraphy skills. Author: 赵孟頫 Zhao Meng Fu Publishing House: Hu Bei Art Publishing House 湖北美术出版社 1st edition, published on 1 September, 2015…$7.12 (USD)
Brand: inkston
Shipping size: 25.2 × 18 × 0.6 cm
Shipping weight: 200 g赵孟頫 Zhao Meng Fu Cursive Scripts Album
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赵孟頫洛神赋 Zhao Meng Fu Luo Sheng Fu
A set of high definition printed calligraphy works done by famous calligraphers in ancient China. On each page, the corresponding clear modern Chinese characters are indicated. This book also has detailed photo of the characters written by the author. It is a very good set of calligraphy collection for people to learn and improve calligraphy skills. Author: 赵孟頫 Zhao Meng Fu…$6.23 (USD)
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Shipping size: 29 × 20.6 × 0.4 cm
Shipping weight: 141 g赵孟頫洛神赋 Zhao Meng Fu Luo Sheng Fu
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Zhao Meng Fu’s semi-cursive—-exquisite. I need to purchase the sample books now! : ) Thank you for this posting.