Malaysia Chinese Calligraphy Stone Gallery
唐朝
In the Tang dynasty, imperial confidence and cultural breadth brought regular script to a high point of formal discipline. Masters such as Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, and Liu Gongquan established models that later generations repeatedly studied.
Tang Dynasty
C31
The Preface to the Sacred Teachings at the Wild Goose Pagoda is also known as the Preface to the Sacred Teachings at Ci'en Temple. It was erected in the fourth year of the Yonghui reign of the Tang dynasty (653 CE). The work consists of two stones, both located on the ground level of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci'en Temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi, placed respectively in the eastern and western niches of the pagoda gate. The front stone contains the preface, fully titled Preface to the Sacred Teachings of the Great Tang Tripitaka, written by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. The rear stone contains the record, fully titled Record of the Great Tang Emperor on the Tripitaka's Sacred Teachings, written by Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi. Chu Suiliang was one of the important figures who led the new style of Tang regular script. This work was written when Chu Suiliang was fifty-eight years old and is one of the best representatives of his regular script style.