shiguwen
Ouyang, Zhongshi, and Wen F. Fong, eds. 2008. Chinese Calligraphy. New Heaven and London: Yale University Press
A type of Great Seal Script from the late Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE) or early Warring States period (475-221 BCE). Discovered in Fengxiang, Shaanxi province during the early Tang dynasty (618-907), it was inscribed on ten ancient drum-like stones less that a meter high and with an average diameter of 60 cm; each of the drum-like stones carries a siyanshi 四言诗, a type of classical poetry with four characters to a line. Well-balanced structurally, the script represents a dignified, harmonious, solemn style typical of stone inscriptions of that period and a model of great seal script for calligraphers of later generations.
石鼓文
stone drum inscriptions
Script Styles
大篆
great seal script