Concept information
Preferred term
stone drum inscriptions
Definition
- 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.
Broader concept
Alternative Terms
石鼓文
Chinese
shiguwen
Source
- Ouyang, Zhongshi, and Wen F. Fong, eds. 2008. Chinese Calligraphy. New Heaven and London: Yale University Press
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In other languages
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shiguwen
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/stone_drum_inscriptions
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