Diamond Sutra (right end section)
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Diamond Sutra (right end section)
金剛經 凌濛初
中國
凌濛初，為明代（1368～1644）重要小說家，此即其手書《金剛經》。此卷雖以行草寫就，與一般寫經用端楷以示敬慎不類，但凌濛初在寫完全卷後，又添加句讀，執卷敬誦之情宛然可見，可說是用另一種方式表達對佛事的恭敬與慎重。
此卷字字獨立，即便有快速起落牽掣的用筆，也都拘限在單字內，少見上下相連，這是承襲了唐代（618～907）《集王字聖教序》的風格傳統。又其尖鋒入紙而筆畫細硬，顯然是文徵明書風籠罩下的產物。即便如此，由此卷所見，凌濛初的草法精熟，快速轉折間不失規矩，可見凌氏在書學上確實投注過很大的心力。
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Hsingyun, et al. "Diamond Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 55.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Diamond Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:55.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Diamond Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 55).
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