Calligraphy Ancient Chinese. Ancient chinese calligraphy is indeed a precious gift to the world of art and creativity. When china was united for the first time in the 3rd century bce the bronze script was unified and regularity enforced.
The iconic calligraphy by yan zhenqing was found on a tombstone within the ancient tomb of yuan daqian and his wife luo wanshun in china s shaanxi province. 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. The bronze script which is also called guwen ancient script or dazhuan large seal script represents the second stage of development in chinese calligraphy.
The iconic calligraphy by yan zhenqing was found on a tombstone within the ancient tomb of yuan daqian and his wife luo wanshun in china s shaanxi province.
This type of expression has been widely practiced in china and has been generally held in high esteem across east asia calligraphy is considered as one of the four best friends of ancient chinese literati along with playing stringed musical. In china from a very early period calligraphy was considered not just a form of decorative art. As people have different faces so do they have different handwritings. Far more than mere writing good calligraphy exhibited an exquisite brush control and attention to.
