中国书法
中国书法
中国书法
Chinese Calligraphy
The evolvement of Chinese character & its styles
Liangzhu ( 良渚 ) Archaeological Site ≈BC 5300-4000
Dawenkou( 大汶口 ) Archaeological Site ≈BC 4000-250
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Banpo ( 半坡 ) Archaeological Site ≈BC4000
Yinxu ( 殷墟 ) Archaeological Site ≈BC 1400-11
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Chinese character styles in different period
Clerical Script
Oracle Bone Script Bronze Script ≈ BC300 Cursive Script Regular Script, Running Script,
≈BC1500 ≈ BC1300 Seal Script ≈ AD200
≈ BC200
≈ AD100
≈ BC100
Chinese character styles in different period
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Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文)
Bronze Script (金文)
Seal Script (篆体)
Clerical Script (隶书)
Regular Script (楷书)
Running Script (行书)
山
Mountain
鸟
Bird
飞
Fly
Structure & Basic Strokes of Regular Script
Structure of Regular Script
人
Single
独体字 280
思( 上下 )
Top- Bottom
90
Compond
Structure
高( 上 中 下 )
Top-Middle-Bottom
明
Left-Right
(左 右)
%
Characters
合体字 班
Left-Middle-Right
(左 中 右)
( 半包围 )
Half-surrounded
闪 凶 区 厅 司 这
– from above -from below -from left -fr. upper left -fr. upper right –fr. lower left
国 Full-surrounded ( 全包围 )
Strokes of Regular Script
8 Basic strokes of Regular Script
Tools for Calligraphy
Four treasures for study
• Writing Brush 笔
• Ink stick 墨
• Xuan Paper 纸
• Ink Slab 砚
Function of Calligraphy nowadays
• Fine Art
• Performance Art
• Physical/Mental Practice - Cultivate once tem
perament and sentiment
• Applied Art: Graphic design/Inscribed board/
Greetings - Paired couplet scroll
Fine Art
Performance Art
Physical/Mental Practice
Applied Arts
Traditional Festival Decorations
Graphic Design - Logotype
Inscribed Board
长流远源
清风明月本无价
近水远山皆有情
Famous calligraphers and master pieces
Seal Script
李斯
(?–BC208)
Famous calligraphers and master pieces
Regular Script
柳公权 (778 - 865)
颜真卿
(709 - 785)
Famous calligraphers and master pieces
Running Script
王羲之 (303 - 361)
Famous calligraphers and master pieces
Cursive Script
张旭
(675- ≈ 750)