Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy is calligraphy that is done in China. Chinese calligraphy is compared to painting, poetry, and music.[1]
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In China, calligraphy is called shūfǎ (書法/书法). It means "way/method/law of writing". It is called shodō (書道) in Japan. It means "way of writing" in Japanese. It is called seoye (서예; 書藝) in Korea. It means "skill of writing" in Korean.[2]
Materials and tools
Four of the most important tools in Chinese calligraphy are called the Four Treasures of the Study. They are the ink brushes, the ink, the paper, and the inkstone. Many calligraphers also usually use water-droppers, paperweights.
Stroke order
Calligraphy usually follows a certain order when writing.
First horizontally, then vertically
Top to bottom
Left side, then right side
First the middle, then the sides
First the frame, then inside the frame
Close the frame last
Secondary dots last
Chinese Calligraphy Media
Oracle bone fragment, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.)
An example of the Chinese character 木 (a tree) written in Seal script
Memorial to Yueyang Tower by Fan Zhongyan, Song Dynasty
On Calligraphy by Mi Fu, Song Dynasty
Poems of The four treasures in a scholar's study (Qing dynasty)
A Chinese calligraphy set, Gurgaon, near Delhi, India
East Asian calligraphy paper (for beginners) scheme : page, paperweight, and desk pad.Vocabulary: * Paper, Paperweight, Deskpad, character's block.
Using an ink stick and inkstone
Brush-washers for removing excess ink are essential tools in the traditional art of Chinese calligraphy.
Using seal paste with a Chinese seal
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References
- ↑ Li, You-Sheng. A New Interpretation of Chinese Taoist Philosophy: An Anthropological/Psychological View.
- ↑ Wang Li; et al. (2000). 王力古漢語字典. Beijing: 中華書局. p. 1118. ISBN 7101012191.
