but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In China, from a very early period, calligraphy was considered not just a form of decorative art; rather, it was viewed as the supreme ...

The endless iterations of the Orchid Pavilion preface are both an emblem of Chinese culture, and a lens through which China views its past. In imperial China, prowess with a brush was a mark of ...

Traditional Chinese characters used in Hong Kong retain this visual history much better than their ... Combined with a rich tradition of calligraphy, Chinese writing can be seen as a form of ...

Her designs include exquisite cattail leaf fans, embroidered lanterns, floating sky lanterns, lattice windows, porcelain ...

Chinese history paints its way into the Stanley Museum with a fresh, new exhibit honoring the different forms of one of the oldest living art mediums, the calligraphy brush. “Brushwork describes the ...