The Currency and Change of Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi（集王羲之行書）in Northern Song Dynasty
Resource
美術史研究集刊, 23, 081-136
Journal
美術史研究集刊
Journal Issue
23
Pages
081-136
Date Issued
2007-09
Date
2007-09
Author(s)
Kao, M.Y.
Abstract
This essay discusses the development of Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1126) based on its context. However, images of this style cannot be seen from the colophons or the hand writings which still remain nowadays, but directly through the books of Epigraphy and stone carving, we can draw the contour of the currency and change of Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi. From the colophons there is no proof that any of the literati who had great influence on calligraphy had seen“Preface to Sacred Teachings”（集字聖教序）, so the author uses the term Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi instead of “Preface to Sacred Teachings”, but it is known that they had seen Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi. This essay first intends to discuss if Compendia of Model Writings of Wang
XiZhi and“Preface to Sacred Teachings” have the same concept of style. Secondly, this essay intends to explain why Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi appeared in the Northern Song Epigraphy documents but did not appear in the colophons of the same period. This is related to their writing style. Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi belongs to stone carving, and to copy or use that style as the model of calligraphy learning was not accepted by the Northern Song literati. The author then uses the historical materials from stone carvings to describe the trend of using or learning Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi in the Northern Song dynasty. Before the rein of Emperor Zhenzong (998-1022), there had been an intimate relationship with Tang Dynasty style, the style that had been practiced separately for Buddhist writing and also court writing, and this style didn’t change much. After the rein of Emperor Zhezong (1086-1100), it disappeared from Buddhism writing, and
Compendia of Model Writings of Wang XiZhi in court, known as “academy style (Yuanti)” had changed. The reason for this change was that the channel of becoming scholar-officials from the skilled officials changed during the rein of Emperor Zhenzong to Shenzong (1023-1085) with fewer high officials drawn from the ranks of the court writing officials.
Subjects
王羲之
集字
石刻
院體
伎術官
Wang XiZhi
Compendia of Model Writings
Engraved Stone
Academy Style
skilled officials
Type
journal article
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