中国书法英文介绍教程文件.pptVIP

Chinese Calligraphy Content Brief history Famous figures Primary styles four treasures of the study History 16th-11th century B.C. inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty (甲骨文) 13th century B.C.-A.D 2nd century Jīnwén (Bronzeware script)  Dàzhuàn (Large Seal Script) Xiǎozhuàn—character unification in the time of Qin Shi Huang Famous figures 王羲之（A.D.303-361）Wei-Jin dynasty Acclaimed as “Saint of Calligraphy” （“书圣”） Works: Lanting Xu (兰亭序)—Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion（兰亭序） Charm of “之” in 20 different styles 颜真卿(A.D.709－785)—Tang dynasty One of the four greatest masters of kaishu Yan Zhenqing used to practise calligraphy while sweeping the yard with a groom when he was young. Later he asked Zhang Xun, a famous calligrapher on how to achieve the achievements as the ancients. After years of hard work and combining his sentiments and ambitions from the battlefield, his works reached the consummate level. Yan’s works: firm and stretchy Popular styles 隶书The clerical script An archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which evolved in the Warring States period to the Qin dynasty, was dominant in the Han dynasty, and remained in use through the Wèi-Jìn periods. It often features a wavelike flaring of stroke, especially a dominant rightward or downward diagonal stroke. Popular styles 楷书Regular script/kǎishū Regular script came into being between the Eastern Hàn and Cáo Wèi dynasties, and its first known master was Zhōng Yáo(钟繇) known as “father of regular script”. It is most common in modern writings and publications. Popular styles 行书Semi-cursive script/running script/xíngshū It belongs to a cursive style of Chinese characters. Easy to read compared to cursive Popular styles 草书Cursive script/Grass script  faster to write than other styles, but difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it. It functions primarily as a kind of shorthand script or calligraphic style. Four treasures of the study Brush: bambo