Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy), Hua (painting), Qin (a string musical instrument), and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati. Regarded as the...
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In the history of China, calligraphy has always been held in equal importance to martial arts by the national leaders. Thus, most people call martial arts "the National Art of China (國術)" and some people exalt Chinese calligraphy as "the first art of China." (書法素有中國第一藝術的...
Qi Gong, and Chinese internal martial arts. While one is practicing Chinese calligraphy, one has to calm the mind, body, and breath and focus on writing. The breath is very smooth and the mind is very peaceful and joyful.
One’s calligraphy reflects one’s temperament (人如其字), and thus one must cultivate one’s character and temperament (人品) to write good calligraphy. Accordingly, the Japanese term, shodo (書道), is more appropriate in defining the art than today’s Chinese term, "method/law of writing...
Find your center: How to hold a Chinese calligraphy brush Chinese calligraphy is an art form that involves the whole body, not just the hand. Your posture should reflect the qualities you want to see in your writing: grace, calm, and alignment. Your sitting position should be upright and ...
内容提示: Calligraphy Calligraphy is understood in China as the art of writing a good hand with the brush or the study of the rules and techniques of this art。 As such it is peculiar to China and the few countries influenced by ancient Chinese culture。 In the history of Chinese art, ...
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The tip of the brush (毛筆) is made up of a bundle of animal hair that is glued to the end of a tubular cylindrical body, which is usually a bamboo stick:Typically, the hair is obtained from weasel/wolf (狼), goat (羊), or horse (馬). Hair from other animals, such as rabbit ...
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