Friday, March 4, 2011

Chinese Calligraphy

Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi, ca. 1310
Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322)

Source:Zhao Mengfu: Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi (1989.363.30) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chinese Character Classification -- at Wikipedia
Chinese Calligraphy -- Timeline of Art History
China's Calligraphic Arts -- at the Freer/Sackler

Two videos that demonstrate basics in Chinese calligraphy.



The videos below are properly Japanese rather than Chinese, but the principles still apply.  The first begins a series on calligraphy by discussing brushes.  The second is a lengthy but excellent demonstration of calligraphy in several styles.