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Regular script is also known as “uniform script” and “real script”, referring to a typeface of order. Regular script is a regular typeface directly evolved from clerical script. It turned the “silkworm head and wild goose tail” of clerical script…

In this piece, Tingjian wrote poems to his friend, Wang Gong (王鞏), saying that Wang Jinqing (王晉卿, 王詵) sent him written poems and keep waiting for his response by sending him flowers, but he didn't feel like writing a poem. On the other words, this…

"Poem on the Hall of Pines and Wind (松風閣詩)" express Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅)'s melancholy within his joyfulness. At first, he depicts the beautiful scenery of the Hall of Pines and Wind. Then he shows his sadness towards his friends including Su Shi…

The handscroll made of Sichuan silk was made during the reign of Emperor Zhezong. The type of the silk was specially made for calligraphy since both top and bottom grid lines were woven into a scroll with the vertical ones drawn in ink. None of the…

Su Shi (蘇軾) and his friends was traveling to Red Nose Cliff (赤鼻磯) in the west of Huangzhou (黃州). Su then wrote these two poems called "Ode to the Red Cliff (赤壁賦)" to recall the Battle of Red Cliff (Battle of Chibi 赤壁之戰) back in 208 CE. depicted the…

The creator of this piece of calligraphy, Su Shi, was accused of literary slander and banished to Huangzhou (黃州) when he wrote this piece of calligraphy. He created this piece during his 3rd year of exile, during the Han Shi Festival (literally Cold…

Liquid Ink is a type of ink that was invented in the 19th century, and can be used directly without an ink stone. This is usually used by beginners as it is more convenient and easy to use.

The inventor of liquid ink, Taguchi Seiji, was a teacher…

Tsang Tsou Choi, who named himself and widely known as the "Kowloon Emperor", is a street graffiti in Hong Kong. He creates graffiti creations of Chinese characters written with a brush on public walls on the stories. It tells the story of oneself…

Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion (蘭亭集序) or known as ‘Lanting Xu’, is the most notable piece that was self-composed and handwritten by Wang Xizhi (王羲之). Before Xizhi’s official retirement as a governor on 353 CE, he invited more…

In this short letter written in running script, Wang Xizhi sent a greeting to a friend after a snowfall. In the piece, much of the brushwork appears round and blunt, the dots and hooked strokes not revealing the tip of the brush. The characters are…