Title: Chinese Calligraphy | Ancient Art Of Writing Chinese Characters
Headings: Chinese Calligraphy. Ancient Art Of Writing Chinese Characters
Chinese Calligraphy. Ancient Art Of Writing Chinese Characters
History of Chinese calligraphy
Development periods of Chinese calligraphy
The famed Calligraphy works from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE)
Wei Dynasty (220-265) and Jin Dynasty (265-420)
Famous Works of Calligraphy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties (220-420)
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Famous Works of Calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Chinese calligraphy today
5 basic scripts for Chinese calligraphy
Seal script (Chinese: zhuànshū 篆書 )
Clerical script (Chinese: lìshū 隸書)
Regular script: (Chinese: kǎishū 楷書)
Running script or Semi-cursive script: (Chinese: xíngshū 行書)
Cursive script (Chinese: cǎoshū 草書)
The technique for Chinese calligraphy
The tools for Chinese calligraphy

Content: Development periods of Chinese calligraphy
The earliest existing example of Chinese writing is the inscriptions that were found on Oracle bones (ox scapula or turtle plastron ) and bronze vessels from the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE). Shang is the earliest ruling dynasty recorded in Chinese history. Writing on Ox scapula from Shang dynasty
These inscriptions were made on the surface of bones or bronze with a sharp-pointed tool. This process somehow lacked the perfection of true calligraphy. The qualities improved during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) when Chinese artisans started working with brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Archaeological evidence confirms that brushes were known in China much before the Han period, but it was during this time that the usage of brushes became widespread. Although calligraphy was practiced in its basic forms much earlier from Han period, it was during the Han regime the Chinese calligraphy was duly established (When a series of articles was published towards the end of Han rule). The famed Calligraphy works from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE)
Li Qi Bei, Zhang Qian Bei, Yi Ying Bei, Cao Quan Bei, Shi Men Song, Kong Zhou Bei, Shi Chen Bei, Hua Shan Bei, Heng Fang Bei, Xian Yu Huang Bei, Chao Hou Xiao Zi Bei, Zhang Jing Bei, Xi Ping Shi Jing. These are the well known Chinese calligraphy works highly admired in the calligraphic world. Wei Dynasty (220-265) and Jin Dynasty (265-420)
Chinese calligraphy grabbed the status of an art form during these periods.