Wang Duo's calligraphy art has the following two characteristics: First, he pursues the spirit of classical calligraphy and constantly brings forth the new. Wang Duo respected sages, traced back to Zhuan Xu, and inherited the Tang and Song Dynasties. The essence of calligraphy in past dynasties was included in his imitation. The second is the contribution to China's calligraphy technique perfection and style innovation. Wang Duo's calligraphy techniques were developed on the basis of Yan, Liu, Xu, Su, Mi and Huang, which expanded and enriched the calligraphy techniques. His personalized style penetrated into the previous style, and at the same time, he broke through the previous one in ink use, successfully applied the blackening method, further increased the impression of calligraphy works, and became his own. Wang Duo created a strong calligraphy style after summing up the style characteristics of calligraphers in past dynasties. Wang Duo has made great contributions to the continuous improvement of Xiongqiang calligraphy schools and the diversification of calligraphy styles. He mastered the structure and brushwork of calligraphy, with great strength, strong action and endless changes, which made his calligraphy works have strong movement and dedication, and achieved unprecedented characteristics of calligraphy.
This book selects 58 pieces of Wang Duo's calligraphy ink between the ages of 39 and 60, mostly running script and cursive script, which gives us a more comprehensive understanding of the trajectory of Wang Duo's calligraphy art. His calligraphy works in different periods have different styles and styles, which shows Wang Duo's lifelong pursuit of art. In the process of compiling and selecting, we try our best to collect its representative masterpieces for readers to better understand.