The 1970s saw an important stage in the career of Sang Zuokai as an upcoming calligrapher: He was able to study under the mentorship of three artists of prominence — Xiao Xian who were adept at ...

This is understood as a prohibition of using animal and human forms in texts, textiles and architecture. Islamic calligraphy and illustrated manuscripts have been highly prized for millennia. The ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy developed naturally from its unique writing system. Every dynasty had its great calligraphers, whose ...

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The calligrapher moves all the hands and pens in unison, drawing an elaborate feathered wing, which comes to live, peeling off the page, and, now a quill pen, slips in to his hand. He tucks it ...

Calligraphy is derived from the Greek words “Kallos” meaning “beauty” and “Graphein” meaning “to write”. Thousands of years ago, there were no fancy pens or pencils in ancient ...

Ou Dongsheng (left) demonstrates calligraphy for a student at Guanyinqiao Night School in Chongqing on April 10. DENG RUI/CHINA DAILY Ou Dongsheng is living out his dream of promoting traditional ...

Lying among the characters on the canvas, creating humanized works. Designing calligraphy to exude personality and authority. Embedding characters with a message for the coronavirus-plagued era.

KITA-KYUSHU--Calligrapher Gaei Hashimura takes inspiration from Shakespeare in her quest to keep the art of elegant handwriting alive in the digital age. With fewer opportunities now than in the ...

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Add a personal touch to your paper suite with hand-lettered elements. Your wedding invitations aren’t just a practical way to ...