The art of calligraphy in modern China

Identifies influences on the development of calligraphy in China, examines the debate over the nature of the art and its future, discusses factors that have shaped calligraphy since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, and profiles twenty-five calligraphers still living, or who have died since 1963, who have been key figures in calligraphy, or whose work reflects some of its trends.