张宗祥是近现代书法史上的重要人物，著有《论书绝句》百首，此书以论书诗的形 式品评历代书家与当世名贤，体现了深刻的书学观念与独到的品评见解。《论书绝句》对于新材料多有关注，也记录了较多的书法掌故。在尊碑思潮正盛的背景下，张宗祥表达了与清人之“尊碑抑帖”不同的观念，他认为碑版与刻帖均已失真，应多见墨迹、辨明刀笔。在学书取法上，他提倡追古法、明源流，并以王羲之为源，将书法史的脉络分为三系。在人、书关系上，张宗祥强调胸襟与学问对书法艺术的影响，但又不以人废书。他还对书写器用的流变多有阐发，对硬毫的推重尤有见地。《论书绝句》灵活地运用前人的品评术语，对书家、书作进行了富有新意的品评。《论书绝句》生动地展现了张宗祥所理解的书法史，其中的品评观念和书学思想至今仍有重要的启发意义。

Zhang Zongxiang is an important figure in the modern history of calligraphy. He wrote one hundred poems called " Jueju that Critique Calligraph ", which apppoints the ancient calligrapher and the famous scholars in the form of poetry, reflecting the profound concept of calligraphy and unique opinions. " Jueju that Critique Calligraph " pays much attention to new materials, but also records more calligraphy stories. Under the background of the flourishing trend of thoughts on stele, Zhang Zongxiang expressed the different concept of "respecting stele and suppressing post" from the Qing people. He believed that stele and engraved post had been distorted, and should see more ink and distinguish brush and brush. In the study of calligraphy, he advocated the pursuit of the ancient law and the source of the Ming dynasty, and took Wang Xizhi as the source, dividing the history of calligraphy into three lines. In the relationship between people and books, Zhang Zongxiang emphasizes the influence of mind and knowledge on calligraphy art, but does not use people to abolish books. He also expounded on the change of the use of writing instruments, especially the emphasis on hard. "Jueju that Critique Calligraph " flexibly uses the predecessors' evaluation terms to make a new evaluation of calligrapher and works. "Jueju that Critique Calligraph " vividly shows Zhang Zongxiang's understanding of the history of calligraphy, in which the concept of evaluation and the thought of calligraphy is still important to enlighten.