1. Chinese Calligraphy 书法(shū fǎ)
TCI at Griffith University

3. Categories Seal Characters Official Script Formal Script
Main 5 categories of Chinese traditional calligraphy:
Seal Characters
Official Script
Formal Script
Running Script
Cursive Hand

4. Seal Characters 篆书 (zhuan shu)
started in China in 221 BC

5. Official Script 隶书 (li shu)
transforming style of Zuan

6. Cursive Hand 草书 (cao shu)
started during
the Han Dynasty

7. Formal Script 楷书 (kai shu)
the most commonly used style of Chinese calligraphy, and it is also regarded as the official style.

8. Running Script 行书 (xing shu)
developing style between Tsao and Kai

9. The four treasure of study 文 房 四 宝
The brush, ink, paper and inkstone are essential implements of calligraphy
In addition to these four tools, desk pads and paperweights are also used by calligraphers.

10. The writing brush

11. The ink

12. The paper
Special types of paper are used in East Asian calligraphy.

13. The inkstone

14. How to use brush Use your thumb to press on one side of brush handle
The forefinger holding back
The middle finger reinforcing the forefinger
The ring finger pushing the brush handle and the little finger reinforcing the ring finger

15. The rules of brush writing
While writing characters with a brush
The brush should be held vertically at 90 degrees to the paper’s surface

16. Learning how to write “Chun”（spring）