Liu Gongquan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is 柳 (Liu).

Liu Gongquan (simplified Chinese: 柳公权; traditional Chinese: 柳公權; pinyin: Liǔ Gōngquán; Wade–Giles: Liu Kungch'üan) (778–865), courtesy name Chengxuan (诚悬), was a Chinese calligrapher who stood with Yan Zhenqing as the two great masters of late Tang calligraphy.

A minister like Yan of the Tang dynasty, Liu was a native of today's Tongchuan, Shaanxi, a devout Buddhist and follower of Yan's style of writing. Like him an expert of the regular script, Liu's works were imitated for centuries after and he is often referred in unison with his famed predecessor as "Yan-Liu".

Calligraphy

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  玄秘塔碑 from the Forest of Steles in Xian

References

• Wang, Jingfen, "Liu Gongquan". Encyclopedia of China (Arts Edition), 1st ed.

External links

• Liu Gongquan and his Calligraphy Gallery at China Online Museum