Zixue jinliang 字學津梁

Zixue jinliang 字學津梁 "Bridges over the fords of grapheme studies" is a book on calligraphy written during the early Qing period 清 (1644-1911) by Fu Qiru 傅起儒 (fl. 1687) from Qiantang 錢塘 close to Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

The book explores calligraphic scripts and notable theories from various historical periods, presenting poetic verses (gexing 歌行) and mnemonic rhymes (gejue 歌訣). This makes it a comprehensive compilation of diverse calligraphic insights. It is an extensive and substantial work and can serve as an introductory guide suitable for beginners in the art of calligraphy. It introduces the six writing principles (liuyi 六義), the origins, evolution, and development of writing styles, their characteristics and distinguishing features, and notable calligraphers representative of each style and artistic traits. For this purpose, Fu quotes from many ancient writings on calligraphy.

The appendix explains the execution of the eight standard brush strokes found in the character yong (yong zi ba fa 永字八法).

The book of 4 volumes was first printed in 1687.