About the author

The publicly available information on Hua Rende is limited. What can be confirmed at present is that Hua Rende is an author of calligraphy books, with three works held in the collection, all classified under art. These three works are Renmei Shupu: Lishu: Eastern Han Cao Quan Bei, Renmei Shupu: Lishu: Eastern Han Li Qi Bei, and Renmei Shupu: Lishu: Eastern Han Yi Ying Bei. As the titles indicate, Hua Rende's writing centers on classic stone inscriptions in Eastern Han clerical script and forms part of the clerical script section of the Renmei Shupu series. The selected works—Cao Quan Bei, Li Qi Bei, and Yi Ying Bei—are all celebrated examples of Han clerical script, each with its own stylistic emphasis: elegant and rounded, lean and square, or dignified and solemn. They have long served as important models for studying clerical script. Hua Rende presents these works through the organization and guidance of rubbings and model calligraphy, making it easier for readers to practice and understand the brushwork and structure of Han clerical script. Because information such as dates of birth and death, nationality, education, and career is not clearly recorded, no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the works in the collection and their subject matter.

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Publishers

People's Fine Arts Publishing House