Information on Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Style Painting

Calligraphy is the quintessence of Chinese culture. When the ancient Orientals carved the earliest abstract symbols on the walls of their cave houses, and on animal bones and tortoise shells, their symbolic action marked the beginning of the Chinese written language and civilization.

At the same time, it indicated the beginning of the splendor of Chinese calligraphy. Why has Chinese calligraphy been able to survive several thousand years? How could it become a rare art independent of its functions for writing and recording events? What kind of close relations has it develop with the aesthetic standards, value concepts and cultural spirit of the Chinese people? How can we enter into this mysterious black-and-white art world?

Chinese Calligraphy introduces the origin, forms and development of Chinese calligraphy, and the various kinds of calligraphic styles and principles in a straightforward way.

Origin of the Chinese Script	Oracle Inscriptions	Inscriptions on Bronze Objects
Bamboo and Wood Slips	Inscriptions on Drum -Shaped Stone Blocks	Inscriptions on Stone Tablets
Writings and Paintings on Silk	Calligraphy	Rubbings
The Four Treasures of the Study	Seals	Image Seals