Study on the Comparison between Calligraphy Art of Wen Jeng-ming and Tong Qi-chang

• Main Authors: Te - Chin Ko, 柯得欽
• Other Authors: Wei-Teh Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87644150971261781648

碩士 === 明道大學 === 國學研究所 === 96 === Study on the Comparison between Calligraphy Art of Wen Jeng-ming and Tong Qi-chang Abstract Wen Jeng-ming was an important leader of Calligraphy of the Wu School in the Mid-Ming. Tong Qi-chang was a representativeness Theory of the Southern-Northern during the Late Ming Dynasty.Both of them were extremely influential chirographers in the history of Chinese Calligraphy.They were not only mastered in poetry, calligraphy and paints, but also very powerful cognoscentes and collectors. Their styles and theories about calligraphy were obviously big wheels for junior calligraphers. The theme is composed of 7 chapters., which will make a comprehensive comparison between the calligraphic achievements of Wen Jeng-ming and Tung Chi Chang.The structures of this thesis are as follows: Chapter 1 is an introduction delineating the motivation, objective, methodology and scope of study, and also examining the related literature that has hitherto made. Chapter 2 provides the historical background and biographic events of Wen Jeng-ming and Tong Qi-chang. First, the hisorical background, family, relatives, and biographies of them will be included; meanwhile, their developments of calligraphy will be compared and discussed. Chapter 3 probes into their education, friends, and training experiences of the art of calligraphy, and analyzes the factors that might act on their developments of calligraphy. Chapter 4 discusses their calligraphic theories through generalizing their criticisms spread among colophons, as well as the theories of calligraphy and compositional thinking in their books. Chapter 5 is devoted to analyze the artwork of calligraphy of Wen Jeng-ming and Tong Qi-chang, and explains the differences between their compositional styles and features of calligraphy. Chapter 6 collects comments, which were made by calligraphists over all the past dynasties, about the features of Wen Jeng-ming’s and Tong Qi-chang’s calligraphy. Then, discussing comparatively their position at that time and their impacts on later generations. Chapter 7 offers the conclusion.