Chinese calligraphy : an introduction to its aesthetic and technique : with 6 plates and 155 text illustratons

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PLATE II

An example of Li-Shu, by Shih-Tao (41 ), the most brilliant painter of the early Ch‘ing period. Shih- Tao has exercised a dominating influence on all subsequent Chinese art. As a calligrapher he specialized in Chiian-Shu and Li-Shu. But his strokes and patterns are designed according to his own particular taste

(Collection of Cathay Publishers, Shanghai)