# Shu Pu

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{{Short description|Calligraphic work by Sun Guoting}}
'''Shu Pu''' (書譜, also translated as "A Narrative on Calligraphy" or "Treatise on Calligraphy") is a representative Chinese calligraphic work by the Tang Calligrapher [Sun Guoting](/source/Sun_Guoting). The work of about 3500 [Chinese characters](/source/Chinese_characters) was written in 687AD and can be currently observed in the [National Palace Museum](/source/National_Palace_Museum) in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theme.npm.edu.tw/selection/Article.aspx?sNo=04001002|title=國立故宮博物院>典藏精選|website=theme.npm.edu.tw|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>  However, whether this is the whole, part or the preamble of an unfinished work is still in debate.<ref name="vincentpoon1">{{cite web|url=http://vincentpoon.com/a-narrative-on-calligraphy.html|title=A Narrative on Calligraphy|website=Vincent's Calligraphy|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>

Besides its aesthetic value, the text content of Shu Pu is considered to be one of the most important documents in studying [Chinese calligraphy](/source/Chinese_calligraphy). It is one of the earlier documents to systematically record and analyze the art, and is often used as a reference literature in the study of Chinese calligraphy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/calligraphy-sun-guoting-treatise.php|title=Sun Guoting: Treatise on Calligraphy {{!}} Chinese Calligraphy {{!}} China Online Museum|website=www.chinaonlinemuseum.com|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref><ref name="vincentpoon1"/>

A more elaborate introduction and an annotated English translation of the work can be found online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vincentpoon.com/a-narrative-on-calligraphy.html|title=A Narrative on Calligraphy|website=Vincent's Calligraphy}}</ref>

{{Wide image|Calligraphy by Sun Guoting - Img3 large.jpg|6000px|Shu Pu (A Narrative on Calligraphy)，National Palace Museum, Taiwan|dir=rtl}}

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Category:Chinese calligraphy
Category:Works of calligraphy
Category:Collection of the National Palace Museum
Category:7th-century literature
Category:Tang dynasty art

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