Chun Hua Ge Tie 《淳化閣帖》

 

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Chun Hua Ge Tie is the oldest imperial anthology of calligraphy rubbings made in 992 during the Emperor Tai Zong's reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). In ancient China, before the existence of modern printing technology, the technique of taking rubbings from stone and metal inscriptions was invented and used for the appreciation and practice of calligraphy. This kind of rubbing albums was called as "Fatie", or simply "Tie". Chun Hua Ge Tie, which contains works of Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, and other famous calligraphers, is a representative work of them and has great influence on later generations.