Bao Shichen’s Cursive Script Festival Pro Script Fan Page

[Bao Shichen’s Cursive Script Festival Pro Book Manual Fan Page]

The Cursive Script Festival Pro Book Manual Fan Page, Qing Dynasty, Bao Shichen’s book, paper version, 19.3 cm vertically and 53.2 cm horizontally
The cursive script on the fan page reads, “Although the way of using is developed by oneself, the scale is set, and the trust is at present. The heart is not tired of being refined, and the hand is not forgotten (familiar). If the use is done well, the rules are familiar with the mind, and the mind is naturally tolerant and wandering. After the meaning is written first, it will be scattered, and the spirit will fly. The third brother of Renzi, Zhetang, was born in the same year, and he will be tired of Bao Shichen.” The seal “Bao Shichen’s word is Shen Bo” and “An Wu” are printed in two directions. “Renzi” is the second year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1852). The author was 78 years old
This is the Book of Songs by Sun Guoting of the Tang Dynasty, which Bao Shichen visited. As early as 50 years ago, in the seventh year of Jiaqing (1802), Bao Shichen studied calligraphy based on the stele style of the Northern Wei Dynasty from Deng Shiru. Therefore, Bao’s vigorous brushwork can be clearly seen in this temporary work, which makes this work have different artistic characteristics of calm and elegant, vigorous and graceful, and reflects the calligrapher’s calligraphic style of understanding, mind and hands, and handsome and unrestrained in his later years.