Chinese Calligraphy
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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This is Calligraphy ink
It is said that the best quality of ink is made of pine soot
Photo by Theen ...
This is a practice sheet
You practice how to write the characters here
Calligraphy originated in China, spreading to other parts of the Orient with Chinese culture. The art of calligraphy is between 4,000 and 5,000 years old.
The quality of the brushstrokes are bone, flesh, muscle, and blood. Blood, for example, refers to the moisture of and quality of the ink. This character represents blood.
There are five major styles of Chinese Calligraphy- Zuan, Li, Tsao, Hsin, and and Kai. This is an example of the Zuan styled calligraphy.
Calligraphy is done on thin, absorbent rice paper. Brushes are made from animal hair secured to bamboo reeds.
There are seven standard strokes, also known as the Seven Mysteries. They consist of horizontal line, the dot, the sweeping downward stroke, the sharp curve and and two forms of the downward stroke- one with a hook and one in a 45 degree angle
The early Chinese written words were simplified pictorial images indicating meaning through suggestion or imagination.
Chinese Calligraphy will always be praised in Chinese culture and will always be a beautiful art in the world.
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- Images from Haiku Deck.
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