shū fǎ 书 法
Chinese CalligraphyChinese CalligraphyChinese CalligraphyChinese Calligraphy
qin
qi
shu
hua
string musical instrument
Chinese chess
calligraphy
Chinese traditional painting
Qin Qi Shu Hua – A noble pursuit
The Four Treasures in studyThe Four Treasures in study
Paper - Zhi Paper - Zhi Ink Sticks - Mo Ink Sticks - Mo
Brushes - Bi Brushes - Bi Ink Stones - YanInk Stones - Yan
笔
篆篆seal seal
charactercharacter
ZHUANZHUAN
5 most recognized
styles
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Clerical 隶书 (lì shū)
5 most recognized
styles
Regular By Yan Zhenqing
Specialized in Cursive ( 草书) and Regular (楷书) scripts.
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Ode of Mulan by Mi Fu
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Semi-cursive 行书 (xíng shū)
By Wang Xizhi – 王羲之The sage of cao shu calligraphy
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Cursive
Shou
寿
longevity
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Mao Zedong’s style of calligraphy
How to hold a brush?
Proper Poster for Writing with brush
basic stokeshéng: The basic horizontal stoke, starting from left and end at right
shù: The basic vertical stoke, from top to down.
piě: A left-falling stroke from right high position to left low position.
nà: A right-falling stroke, from left high position to right low position.
basic stokes“dian” - A simple dot.
"Gou" - Hooks
"Ti" -, rising stroke.
Turning stroke“zhe"
一 二 三
A dash(a horizontal stroke)
王
A perpendicular down stroke
A left-falling stroke and a right-falling stroke
木 林
A dot
点
才
A hook
法 习
An upstroke to the right
中国
Bend or twist
永