ChineseCalligraphy1Content•Briefhistory•Famousfigures•Primarystyles•fourtreasuresofthestudy2History•16th-11thcenturyB
inscriptionsonbonesortortoiseshellsoftheShangDynasty(甲骨文)•13thcenturyB
D2ndcentury•Jīnwén(Bronzewarescript)•Dàzhuàn(LargeSealScript)•Xiǎozhuàn—characterunificationinthetimeofQinShiHuang3Famousfigures•王羲之(A
303-361)Wei-Jindynasty•Acclaimedas“SaintofCalligraphy”(“书圣”)•Works:LantingXu(兰亭序)—PrefacetothePoemsCollectedfromtheOrchidPavilion(兰亭序)•Charmof“之”in20differentstyles4颜真卿(A
709-785)—Tangdynasty•OneofthefourgreatestmastersofkaishuYanZhenqingusedtopractisecalligraphywhilesweepingtheyardwithagroomwhenhewasyoung
LaterheaskedZhangXun,afamouscalligrapheronhowtoachievetheachievementsastheancients
Afteryearsofhardworkandcombininghissentimentsandambitionsfromthebattlefiel