Evaluation on the Compilation of Classical Works of Calligraphy and Painting during the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China Period

During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period,the Chinese art was in an unprecedented historical time of transformation.The compilation of works of calligraphy and painting at this period has close connection with the background of Chinese politics and culture and the academic trends of that time,bearing clear characteristics of that age.Liu Xizai's General Survey of Handwritings is a typical model in the history of the compilation of the artistic works of calligraphy and painting in China for successfully using the dialectic techniques of Yin and Yang for compilation.Kang Youwei's Double Oar of Guangyizhou,which is rigorous in style and superb in writing technique,reflects his value orientation of advocating the writing style of the Wei Dynasty instead of that of the Tang Dynasty and pursing reformation.Yu Shaosong's Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Books on Calligraphy and Painting sets a precedent for the systematic classification of classical works on calligraphy and painting and his book is permeated with a strong conceptual factor which renders this bibliographical book to have rich ideological innovations.