Chinese calligraphy
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Chinese calligraphy is calligraphy that is done in China. Chinese calligraphy is compared to painting, poetry, and music.[1]
In China, calligraphy is called shūfǎ (書法/书法). It means "way/method/law of writing". It is called shodō (書道) in Japan. It means "way of writing" in Japanese. It is called seoye (서예; 書藝) in Korea. It means "skill of writing" in Korean.[2]
Materials and tools[change]
Four of the most important tools in Chinese calligraphy are called the Four Treasures of the Study. They are the ink brushes, the ink, the paper, and the inkstone. Many calligraphers also usually use water-droppers, paperweights.
Stroke order[change]
Calligraphy usually follows a certain order when writing.
- File:十-order.gif First horizontally, then vertically
- File:三-order.gif Top to bottom
- File:人-order.gif Left side, then right side
- File:小-order.gif First the middle, then the sides
- File:同-order.gif First the frame, then inside the frame
- File:国-order.gif Close the frame last
- File:母-order.gif Secondary dots last
References[change]
- ↑ Li, You-Sheng. A New Interpretation of Chinese Taoist Philosophy: An Anthropological/Psychological View.
- ↑ Wang Li; et al. (2000). 王力古漢語字典. Beijing: 中華書局. p. 1118. ISBN 7101012191.
