here is one of my favourite works, it is a copy (rinsho) of one of the works of grand master Huai Su who lived during Tang dynasty in China (8th century A.D.) Huai Su and Zhang Zhi were two geniuses of cursive script.
Here is the original. Rinsho is a bread and butter of every calligrapher, Learning by copying masterpieces is a proper way of studying calligraphy, which is cultivated for thousands of years.
another rinsho of one of the famous works of grand master Yan Zhenging, also Tang dynasty. It is a standard script style that requires special brush technique
if I am not mistaken it is a fragment of stelae Yan Qing Li
Wel perhaps one day i will be able to decipher entirte text haha, but i just wanted to show here how insane some cursive style can be.
i think left line from the top goes: 青雲梅雨 (about clouds and rainy season), and then I a not sure. Text starts with 寒 (cold), but the rest is difficult to comprehend. This work is interesting as the sig. is on the right side. I need to ask my teacher why is that so. It is very unusual as the text goes from right to left, therefore natual thing is to sign it at the left bottom of the work.
If I am not mistaken the text goes: 露気清、it is a abbreviation of 露下天高秋気清 czyli 露(つゆ)下り天高くして秋気(し� ��うき)清し. (露- dew, 気 - spirit, 清 pure)
closeup 気
