Fatie practice is slow work, and this book respects that pace. This volume reproduces Chu Suiliang's Yanta Shengjiao Xu, a Tang dynasty stele inscription long studied as a model of elegant regular script.
Pages are sequenced to build from basic strokes to full characters. The book's size suits a standard desk without crowding the ink stone. The thread binding lies flat enough for comfortable copying at the desk. The cover's brocade pattern catches the light with a subtle sheen. The format follows the traditional fatie layout — models first, no clutter. Where a slipcase is included, it keeps the volume dust-free between sessions. The aged-paper cover option has the warm tone of an old studio manual. Practice directly alongside the models or lay tracing paper over them. This is a working copy, meant to be opened daily and annotated freely.
Practice daily, and the strokes will come. The masters are waiting between these pages. Let the old masters guide your hand.
