Chinese Calligraphy & Painting
Calligraphy and painting are regarded as two treasures in China. Together with Qin, the ancient Zheng, and Qi, the chess, they formed the four skills for a learned and elegant scholar to pursue in ancient times. They were also held as a good exercise to cultivate one's temperament.
Chinese calligraphy or shufa, the art of writing Chinese Characters, boasts a long history. Masters take the characters as the carrier of their thought, so there is no need to understand Chinese characters to appreciate the beauty, as people must to appreciate Western abstract painting.
Traditional Chinese Painting is famous all over the world for its original style and distinctive national features. Over the centuries, the works of countless artists evolved it into an art subdivided into a multitude of schools with some traits in common.
In terms of mode of expression, traditional Chinese painting mainly falls into two schools. The Xieyi School, literally 'painting the feeling', marked by exaggeration of form and liberal use of ink; another school called Gongbi, meaning meticulous brushwork, characterized by strict and detailed representation of the subject. The interesting thing is the symbolism used in the painting that often puzzles the westerners' eye.
As an art of writing Chinese Characters, Chinese calligraphy or shufa boasts its long history. It is one of the highest forms of Chinese art perfectly embodied the rhythm, lines and structure, serving the purpose of conveying the thoughts of the writer and displaying the abstract beauty of lines. Masters take the characters as the carrier of their thought, so it is no need to understand Chinese character to appreciate the beauty. Like what people do when they appreciate the Western abstract pain... More
Traditional Chinese Painting is famous for its original style and distinctive national features in the world. Over the centuries, the practice of countless artists made it an art subdivided into a multitude of schools with some traits in common. Schools of paintings In terms of mode of expression, traditional Chinese painting mainly falls into two schools. The Xieyi School, literally 'painting the feeling', marked by exaggeration of form and liberal use of ink; another school called ... More
Writing Brush The writing brushes are adapted to a certain purpose such as painting or calligraphy, and for desired effect to be achieved such as clearly defined characters or blurred ones. In addition, unlike pens with a metal point, the writing brush is made of fine and soft animal hair. The resulting flexibility of the point of the brush is perhaps its most unique feature. A writing brush can be manipulated not only to the left and right on a two-dimensional plane, but can also be ra... More
Seal plays an important role in Chinese culture, which has been used for official and private in the last 3,000 years. The earliest example of seal come from the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C. - 1100 B.C.) ruins at Anyang. Legends about Chinese Seal According to a Han Dynasty legend, the first seal was given to the Yellow Emperor by a yellow dragon with a chart on its back. The other says that the seal was given to Emperor Yao by a phoenix as Yao was sitting in a boat. In ancient China, t... More
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