The Complete Collection of Chinese Calligraphy Works includes works spanning from prehistory through Shang and Zhou Dynasties to present. This series consists of 100 volumes, which can be divided into two categories: works in chronological order and works by calligraphy masters. Each volume contains biographies of calligraphers, photos of artworks, expert reviews, a chronology of calligraphers, whereabouts of calligraphy masters, literature review and interpretation, and references. The papers included in every volume are all centered around the theme of the volume and have a high academic value. The authors are well-known experts and scholars in the field of calligraphy research. This series presents more than 30,000 fine works of Chinese calligraphy selected from all over the world, many of which are published for the first time. It is an unprecedented research and publication project of its kind. Over 20 years since it was published, the series has been well received by readers, contemporary calligraphers, scholars, enthusiasts, and collectors and has played an important role in promoting Chinese calligraphy around the world.
The Complete Collection of Chinese Calligraphy Works 85 (Modern): Huang Binhong, Lin Sanzhi, and Tao Bowu contains more than 200 pieces of calligraphy works by famous modern calligraphers Huang Binhong, Lin Sanzhi, and Tao Bowu, allowing readers to get a grip on their calligraphy style. The research papers in the first part of the volume expound the thoughts of the three calligraphy masters, the evolution of their style, and their influence on later generations. The final part of the volume devotes a large amount of space to literature review and interpretation of the collected calligraphy works. It also contains a chronology of their works, calligraphy theories, and references. This content-rich book contains a lot of photos as well as detailed and accurate textual information, description, thus having high artistic and academic value. It is an important reference book for the study of Huang Binhong, Lin Sanzhi, Tao Bowu, and Chinese calligraphy in the 20th century.