Huang Tingjian

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.

Huang Tingjian (Chinese: 黄庭堅, 1045—1105), is predominantly known as a calligrapher but was also admired for his painting and poetry. He was one of the Four masters of the Song Dynasty. Huang was a student of Su Shi at his school of literati painting.

Huang is generally regarded as the finest and most creative calligrapher of the Song Dynasty. His xingshu displays a sharpness and aggression which is instantly recognisable to the student of Chinese calligraphy.

[edit] References

• Encyclopædia Britannica, copyrighted 1994-2005.
• William Willets(1981), Chinese Calligraphy: Its History and Aesthetic Motivation, Oxford University Press.

[edit] External links

• Calligraphy Gallery of Huang Tingjian at China Online Museum