King Xi of the Erxuan Society, "Seventeen Theses" (Ueno Ben) hd

Seventeen Theses, (Jin) Book of Wang Xi, Song Tuoben, Xing Tong, Tang Huan, Xu Shouhe, Pan Ning, Chen Zhuo, Liang Tongshu, Wang Wenzhi, Wu Zhao, Pan Yijun, Yan Peihu, Kong Guangtao, etc., precious ancient books in Chinese, stored in the Cultural Relics Museum of the Institute of Chinese Culture, Chinese University, Hong Kong.

The Seventeen Theses is a famous cursive masterpiece by Wang Xi, named after the word "seventeen" at the beginning. The original inkblot was early, and the "Seventeen Theses" that have been handed down to the world are engraved. Tang Zhang Yanyuan's "Essential Records of the Book of Laws" records the original inkblot of the Seventeen Theses: "The Seventeen Theses are one foot long and two feet long, that is, zhenguan zhongbai benye, one hundred and seven lines, nine hundred and forty-three characters. It is the famous Thessa of Xuan He. Emperor Taizong purchased the Book of the Second King, and the Book of the Great King had three thousand pieces of paper, and the rate was one and two feet as a volume, and its handwriting and speech were similar to each other. ”

This post is a set of letters, which according to research were written to his friend Yizhou Assassin Zhou Fu. Written from the third year of Yonghe to the fifth year of Shengping (347-361 AD), it lasted for fourteen years, and is an important source for the study of Wang Xizhi's life and the development of calligraphy. Bao Shichen of the Qing Dynasty has an article entitled "Seventeen Thesis Loose Signs" that can be referenced.

This post is a model for cursive writing, and it is necessary to learn cursive writing.