英文书法介绍

chinesecalligraphy----theartofZhongGuoShuFaFourancientChineseartisticforms

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ManygreatwesternartistslikePicassoanddaVincihadalsostudiedandreferredtotheexpressivetechniqueofcalligraphicstrokesfrom

ZhongGuoShuFa.ChinesecalligraphyusesstrokestoshapepictographicChinesecharacters,inartisticstylessuchasgentle,heavy,slow,brisk,dry,damp,dense,lightandrough.(西方许多艺术大师如毕加索、米卢、达芬奇等等都曾从中国书法里学习借鉴书法线条的表现方法。中国书法用线条造型，书写具有象形特征的汉字，体现轻、重、缓、急、枯、湿、浓、淡、涩等艺术性。)Chinesecharactershaveahistoryof8000~10000yearsWorduniquefamousBCAthemannerofusingabrushthewayinkisusedtheartofcomposition墨法章法笔法

HarmoniousBeautyThewritingtechniquesofChinesecalligraphyarehighlightedbythemannerofusingabrush,thewayinkisused,theartofcomposition,andsoon.Itsharmoniousbeautyofartisreflectedinbetweenthelinesandindifferentposes.ChinesecalligraphyexhibitsitsbeautyIndeed,ChinesecalligraphyreflectsthepersonalityofChinesepeople’sstraightforwardness,dignity,andreticence.中国书法在技法上讲究笔法、墨法、章法等，其艺术的和谐之美体现在字里行间。中国书法体现了中华民族的豪爽大气、端庄含蓄的特点。123456

Bronzeinscriptions

LiShu(officialscript)XingShu(running

script)ZhuanShu(sealcharacter)KaiShu(regularscript)

CaoShu(cursivescript)

EvolutionOracle输入副标题Thewritingsystem,whichwasextremelyadvancedinancienttimes,beganwithinscriptionsonbonesandtortoiseshells,andtheseareregardedastheoriginalformsofChinesecharacters.现存中国古代最早成熟的文字是甲骨文，被认为是现代汉字的初形。ShangdynastyoracleOracle-camefromhierolyphicOracleandjinwenpreliminaryhavethepen,thestructureandcompositionofthethreeelementsofcalligraphy.（甲骨文和金文初步具备用笔、结构和章法这三个书法要素。）westernzhoudynastytimedinginscriptions（西周毛公鼎铭文）BronzeInscriptions(DaZhuan)钟鼎文zhuanshu(sealcharacter)Thesealcharactersonthesealareusuallychoosethezhuanshu(XiaoZhuan).TheOracle、Bronzeinscriptions、

sealcharacterarecollectivelyknownasZhuanShu.Qinsealscript石刻小篆（铁线篆）小篆字帖（玉筋篆）《汉合阳令曹全碑》LiShuUniquenessoftheofficialscript’s

―silkwormheadandswallowtail（蚕头燕尾）KaiShu(regularscript)Theregularscript’srequirementto―sticktothenormandrules(中规中矩)

智永：楷书千字文

元代赵孟頫，“赵体”XingShuThe1stSemi-cursiveScriptinChina王羲之的《兰亭序》被誉为“天下第一行书”The3rdSemi-cursiveScriptinChina"天下第三行书"－苏轼《黄州寒食帖》Thedistinctive―naturalgrace‖oftherunningscript(i潇洒飘逸)TheJinDynastywasthegoldenageofthehistoryofcalligraphy晋代是书法史上的黄金时代Representative:WangXizhi,WangXianzhifather-sonpartyandZhongYao代表人物：王羲之、王献之父子及钟繇HuangTingjian,MiFei,CaiXianghavethehighestachievements.黄庭坚、米芾、蔡襄成就最高The2ndSemi-cursiveScriptinChina“天下第二行书”《祭侄季明文稿》CaoShu(cursivescript)Thecharacteristicofcursivescript’s―flyingdragonanddancingphoenixes（龙飞凤舞）Zhangxu,"theunconstrainedcursivescript",LiBaigepoetryandPeiMinsworddanceareknownas"SanJue"(张旭“狂草”，与李白歌诗、裴旻剑舞同号为“三绝”)唐-张旭《肚痛帖）小草

孙过庭

书谱FourTreasuresoftheStudyWrightingBrush笔InkStick墨Paper纸Inkstone砚WrightingBrush(Deskpads&Paperweights)Finecalligraphyisaperfectintegrationofhand-writer’sculturalandartisticaccomplishment,excellenthandwritingtechnique,ricepaper,brushandChineseink.Indeed,theFourTreasuresoftheStudyhavewrittenthewholeChinesecivilization,(好的书法艺术是书写人的文化艺术修养，高超的书法技巧和宣纸、毛笔、中国墨的完美结合。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。)BrushThebodyofthebrushcanbemadefromeitherbamboo,orrarermaterialslikeredsandalwood,glass,ivory,silver,andgold.Theheadofthebrushcanbemadefromthehair(orfeather)ofawidevarietyofanimals,includingthewolf,rabbit,deer,chicken,duck,goat,pig,tiger,etc.madefromanimalfurorplantfibre.InkTheinkismadefromlampblack(soot)andbinders,andcomesinstickswhichmustberubbedwithwateronaninkstoneuntiltherightconsistency(稠度)isachieved.Learningtorubtheinkisanessentialpartofcalligraphystudy.Traditionally,EastAsiancalligraphyiswrittenonlyinblackink,butmoderncalligrapherssometimesuseothercolours.Calligraphyteachersuseabrightorangeinkwithwhichtheywritepracticecharactersforstudentsandcorrectstudents'work.

Paper

InChina,Xuanzhi,traditionallymadeinAnhuiprovince,is

thepreferredtypeofpaper.ItismadefromtheTartarwingceltis,aswellasothermaterialsincludingrice,thepapermulberry(桑树),bamboo,hemp（大麻）,etc.bambooslips（简）woodentables（牍）Brocade(织锦)AfterpaperwasinventedbytheChinese,bambooslips,woodentablets,brocadeandsilk,whichoriginallyfunctionedaswritingsurfaces,graduallyfadedout.（有了纸张以后，简牍锦帛逐失其用）AftertheSongDynasty(960AD-1279AD),theFourTreasuresoftheStudy

particularlyreferredtohubi,thewritingbrushproducedinHuzhou,Zhejiangprovince;huimo,theinstickproducedinHuizhou,Anhuiprovince;xuanpaper,akindofpaperproducedinXuanzhou,Anhuiprovince;andduanyan,theinkstonemadeinZhaoqing,Guangdongprovince(ZhaoqingwasearliercalledDuanzhou).（“文房四宝”到宋朝（960-1279）以后特指湖笔（浙江湖州）、徽墨（安徽徽州）、宣纸（安徽宣州）、端砚（广东肇庆，古称端州）。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。）FourTreasuresofTheStudyPhoneticsound,image,idea,andrhymeChinesecharactersareusuallyroundoutsideandsquareinside,whichisrootedinancientChinesebeliefsofanorbicularskyandarectangularEarth.ThefivebasicstrokesofChinesecharactersare―一(thehorizontalstroke),―丨(theverticalstroke),―丿(thelef