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
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Oracle bone fragment, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC)
An example of the Chinese character 木 (a tree) written in Seal script
On Calligraphy by Mi Fu, Song dynasty
Emperor Huizong (宋徽宗, 1082–1135), Auspicious Cranes (瑞鶴圖), Northern Song dynasty. The emperor’s inscription in slender-gold script (shòujīnshū), written directly on the painting, forms an integral part of the composition, asserting both aesthetic refinement and imperial authority.
The Daguanshengzuo Stele (大觀聖作之碑), inscribed with imperial calligraphy by Emperor Huizong, early 12th century CE.
Wen Zhengming (文徵明, 1470–1559), Calligraphy, Ming dynasty. Princeton University Art Museum.
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.
References
- ↑ Li, You-Sheng. A New Interpretation of Chinese Taoist Philosophy: An Anthropological/Psychological View.
- ↑ Wang Li. 王力古漢語字典 (2000). Beijing: 中華書局. p. 1118. ISBN 7101012191.
