China’s calligraphy is an ancient art and develops with the development of Chinese civilization. There are indeed few peoples in this world who own such a special art, besides China’s calligraphy owns the long history and colorfulness.Calligraphy as an artistic creation owns the profound and deep magic and mysteries and it spreads and expands its uniqueness and attraction and many people are indulged into its charm from generation to generation. Generally speaking, it experiences inscriptions on bones and bronzes, big seal and small seal in the early period. In Wei and Jin dynasties the basic structures and diversities of calligraphy roughly formed and finalized, that is, cursive hand, regular script, free script etc.
Chinese Calligraphy Masters
In history, many masters of calligraphy glorified this art, which is called the elite’s exclusive show of internal heart. Hence, the masters of calligraphy generally belonged to the elites or the noble class like the first greatest calligraphy master named Wang Xizhi, the most talented figure of Song Dynasty named Su Shi were both the high officials
Five Styles of Calligraphy
The dynasties of the Qin and Han represent a crucial era in the history of Chinese calligraphy. On one hand, diverse forms of brushed and engraved “ancient writing” and “large seal” scripts were unified into a standard type known as small seal. On the other hand, the process of abbreviating.
Classic Masterpieces of Calligraphy
China calligraphy is the base of Chinese art, and it has a large number of calligraphic masterpieces which greatly influence on the coming generations of calligraphists or calligraphy researchers. the typical representatives are Lantingxu,Jizhigao, Hanshitie, Dutongtie and so on.
Tools for Creating Calligraphy
Calligraphy is an art of turning square Chinese characters into expressive images by varying the speed and pressure of a pointed Chinese brush. By controlling the concentration of ink, the thickness and adsorptivity of the paper, and the flexibility of the brush, the artist is free to produce an infinite variety of styles and forms.
