To deepen the understanding of cultural and social background of the calligraphy masterpieces of Imperial China.
The Palace Museum’s Essential Collection
Selected 150 calligraphy masterpieces from the Western Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
The Palace Museum, the Forbidden City, has a comprehensive collection of the world's largest treasury of ancient Chinese art. The Museum is an abundant resource for anyone who are interested in Chinese paintings, ceramic wares, jade wares, calligraphy, furniture, and other valuable treasures.

This title offers descriptions of a selected collection of
150 calligraphy masterpieces from the Western Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. In terms of both size and quality, the Palace Museum is peerless for its collection of model-calligraphies. Each calligraphic work is a crystallization of superb originality and imagination, be it a letter, a literary piece, a sutra, or a copy.

The introductory essay written by the Museum’s expert offers the reading public a general understanding of model-calligraphies and the development of the unique art of Chinese calligraphy.

中國故宮藏品圖解之絕對珍藏本，讓你一本看通中國書法珍品
專家解說中國故宮西晉到清朝的書法珍品，展現各時期的獨特風格


本書特色：
★ 精選故宮最具代表性的120件書法藏品。
★ 含實物放大圖、圖解和故宮專家撰寫的導言。

作者簡介：

亦舒，原名倪亦舒，1946年生於上海，祖籍浙江鎮海，五歲來港定居，曾就讀嘉道理小學、北角官小，中學畢業於何東女子職業中學，十五歲開始寫稿，第一篇小說刊登在《西點》，十七歲開始替明報寫稿，當時仍然是一位中學生。中學畢業後，曾在《明報》任職記者及擔任電影雜誌採訪記者和編輯。1973年，亦舒赴英國修讀酒店食物管理課程，三年後學成回港，任職富麗華酒店公關部，後進入政府新聞處擔任新聞官，做了七年便退下，當全職作家及家庭主婦，並移居加拿大。