Wen Zhengming's "Ten Records of the Thatched Cottage" is based on the practice of the Jin and Tang Dynasties in small regular script, and its strength is becoming more vigorous. It is an excellent model for calligraphy enthusiasts to learn small regular script, and is also an excellent model for practicing regular script in brush and hard-pen calligraphy. Whether you like calligraphy or not, whether you are learning traditional brush calligraphy or hard-pen calligraphy, you will love it!
"Ten Records of the Thatched Cottage", with elegant and graceful handwriting, is a masterpiece among Wen's handed down works. The pages of this album are 23.2 cm in length and 28.4 cm in width. The bell has the imperial seals of Qianlong, Jiaqing and Xuantong. It is now in the Palace Museum.
In calligraphy, Wen Zhengming was especially good at running script and small regular script. He was gentle and elegant, rigorous in method and vivid in mood. The small regular script strokes are gentle and the rhythm is gentle, which is in harmony with his painting style. He is known as "the best in the Ming Dynasty".
