NEW YORK – Large public exhibits of ancient Chinese calligraphy are rare in the United States, as are major shows that can be appreciated by kids as well as adults, novices as well as experts. "Out of ...

Calligraphy, or shufa, is one of the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati, the other three being painting (hua), playing a stringed musical instrument (qin) and board games (qi).

Chinese artist Lu Junzhou (b. 1974) has an artistic practice rooted in the traditions of calligraphy and ink painting. Over the course of his career, Lu has developed his own artistic vernacular, ...

Calligraphy is something every special for Chinese. It is not only an important part of traditional Chinese culture but also a way of life for people of all stripes. Calligraphy is something every ...

Brice Marden, “Etchings to Rexroth” (1986), print; sugarlift, aquatint, openbite, drypoint, and scraping. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchase through a ...

The Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shi Zhu Zhai Shu Hua Pu) from 1633 is the earliest Chinese book printed using the technique known as polychrome xylography (douban) in which multiple printing ...

As a student at Stanford University in 1994, the Chinese-American programmer Jerry Yang and his friend David Filo compiled a directory for the budding Internet called “Jerry and David’s Guide to the ...

The 2022 "Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition - Calligraphy and Painting Challenge" is calling for entries from Chinese language lovers worldwide. The challenge offers a chance for Chinese ...

China will seek to have its four ancient writing tools -- the brush, ink stick, paper and inkstone -- included in the world's intangible heritage list. The four have been known as the "Four Treasures ...

April Yin, Asian Art specialist with Heffel Fine Art Auction House, shows examples of Chinese calligraphy which were sold for more than $1 million on Oct. 30 in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...