从书法典籍谈临摹与仿书的区别

Discussion on the Differences between Facsimile and Creation by Classical Calligraphy Works in the History of Calligraphy

在书法史上,临摹和仿书其实是两个看似相同却逐渐形成界限的两种不同的书写形式,很多学者将两者混为一谈。临摹和仿书在含义、出现次序、表现形式上都有着区别。临摹是初学者步入书法领域的必经之路,而仿书是一种创作表现形式,更像是临摹与创作的过渡阶段。本文通过一些典型的书法作品来界定两者的区别与联系。

In the history of calligraphy, the facsimile and imitation seems to be same, but actually they differentiated into two different written forms gradually, many scholars did not pay much attention to them and confused with each other. The facsimile and imitation have differences in meanings, sequences and manifestation pattern. The facsimile is the only way which must be passed by the beginners when they entered into the creation of calligraphy field, while the imitation can be regarded as a creation form, it is more like to be the transition period of the facsimile and creation. In this paper, the facsimile and imitation are distinguished by some classical calligraphy works.