There's no single set of criteria for calligraphy - in particular, clearly the hiragana of Heian times is working on a very different basis from the Zen calligraphy of later centuries. Nonetheless, there is some commonality. Such considerations as balance, linework and composition always apply, in some way or other. Calligraphy should be done without hesitation, with speed and confidence, but never easily - one book claims "It is said of one master that he would never accept the work of any pupil who did not get drenched with sweat through the spiritual exertion of writing."
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Aesthetics & Philosophy About Chinese Calligraphy
- 04 June 2010
- 朱良志
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- Masterpieces
Last Updated on Thursday, 31 March 2011 13:33
Modern Poetry in China : A Shimmering Window
- 18 January 2010
- 北岛
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- Calligraphy Articles
Why did poetry enjoy such reverence in highly cultured times, the Tang, Hellenic Greece, the Ottoman period? Because no one had TV or the Internet? Probably. Today, words and viewpoints are cheaper than air, and poetry's currency has plunged. But Burma had good reason to jail Maung Thura. Effective poets set off wildfires of individuality and freedom, a direct threat to those who rely for power on sleeping souls.
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水调歌头 —谒关帝
- 13 August 2009
- 丁仕美
- Section: Chinese Calligraphy -
- Poems
四海威名播,千古一关公。
解州宝池生世,除霸震河东。
涿上桃园结义,匡汉死生与共,豪气冠寰尘。
叹大义天垂,仰逸群绝伦!
挂侯印,遗美女,弃金银。
过关斩将千里,华夏荡雄风。
赴会单刀出入,力镇荆襄九郡。
俯仰傲群雄。
神武英灵在,忠勇贯乾坤!
2009年夏
Last Updated on Friday, 08 July 2011 21:36
中国近代文化人命运缩影:陈寅恪家族百年兴衰史
- 12 August 2012
- sunny
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- Life Station
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 August 2012 18:59
丁仕美行书对联“清气若兰虚怀似竹,乐趣在水静脩同山”
- 23 June 2020
- 丁仕美
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- Calligraphy Gallery
Last Updated on Sunday, 02 August 2020 20:55