Showing posts with label King's Teng Pavilion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King's Teng Pavilion. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2009

The Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion: Calligraphic Style, Part 5

Part 5 of my practice of Chinese calligraphy using the Kaishu style writing out the text of the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, an ancient structure overlooking the Ganjiang River, continues apace from where I let off here.

Here is another gorgeous panaromic view of the stately Pavilion rising from the bank of Ganjiang River, under the tapestry of reddish hue from above as if painted by a master artist, taken from here.







Friday, January 23, 2009

The Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion: Calligraphic Style

This is Part 3 of the calligraphic text, continuing from Part 2. It was first constructed in 653 AD and since then has been through numerous reconstructions. And the Preface, a masterpiece in prose and poetry, has been credited with making the Pavilion of Prince Teng a household name in China down to the present day. A different image than before is shown to the right, taken from here.