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23/10/07, Chinese Chess & Calligraphy Society

What is calligraphy?

"the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"

What is Chinese calligraphy?

Shufa 書法 "the way of writing“

The main styles:

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Seal Script Clerical Script

篆书 隶书 行书 草书 楷书

Semi-cursive Script

Cursive Script Regular Script

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Brush: Ink:

Ink stone: Rice paper:

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Proper posture for writing while seated

Proper posture for writing while standing

Holding the brush Raised wrist method Suspended wrist method

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Dot

Dash

Perpendicular downstroke

Downstroke to the left

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Wavelike stroke

Hook

Upstroke to the right

Bend or twist

1.From left to right 2.From upper to lower 3.From outside to inside

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敢 dare

gǎn

Having a keen eye for the beautiful

Learn to become a calligrapher yourself!

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