Shi Qi Tie (十七帖) also known as ‘The Seventeenth’ is a famous masterpiece of Wang Xizhi’s cursive script writing (王羲之草書). It is a collection of 29 letters to his friends. The original ink writings have long been lost and the Shi Qi Tie handed down now is an engraved version. Tang Taizong (唐太宗)(598 – 694) … Continue reading Cursive script: Shi Qi Tie (The Seventeenth) of Wang Xizhi 王羲之十七帖 (Part 1)