such as the materials used in calligraphy and the nature of the Chinese written script as well as the esteem in which writing and literacy are held in traditional China. The earliest extant examples ...

SAN MARINO >> One of the earliest examples ... to Chinese gardens are featured in the prints: orchid, bamboo, flowering plum, fruits, sculptural rocks, birds and flowers, and calligraphy.

Examples date from 1315 to the present ... a recreation of the kind of Chinese salon in which calligraphy was sometimes painted and displayed. Elegant works by Dong Qichang (1555-1636) revisit ...

Artist qiaobiangugu creates gorgeous calligraphy using colored powders and a razor blade to shape the powder into letters.

Chou agreed, adding that she was surprised at the number of students who showed interest at the fall SAC fair where the club displayed examples of Chinese calligraphy at their booth. College senior ...

By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told ... telling me to write a character without referencing his example. “This word,” he pointed at the ...

The vast collections of Chinese cultural relics scattered across the globe in overseas museums have created a demand for ...

That country was in what is now South Korea, but the writings were in Chinese. So are all the examples of made-in-Japan calligraphy in this show, which date mostly from the eighth to 12th centuries.

He wandered through the open-air markets, testing his language skills and admiring the wares – especially items featuring intricate Chinese calligraphy. The brushes (maobi) in all sizes and ...