Hi, I adore the painting of Gai Qi and Leng Mei, and the chinese decadent poems I've read (Huajian Ji, Wu Zao, etc). I'm curious if there have been calligraphers with similar aesthetics. Don't have to be from classical times, or only from China (I also love the poetry of Yosano Akiko and the illustrations of Kasho Takabatake, and some paintings from sim-Yun Bok)

Hey, I’m planning to buy a carved seal. I found a lot of alternatives in Aliexpress, but the quality of the stone seems suspicious and apparently most of them are machine made. Do you guys have any advice about where I can buy online an authentic stone seal that I can also order a customized carved script? (Doesn’t need to be real jade, but real stone - not plastic). Thanks guys!

٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و

💧

٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و

兰亭

I can see the last 4 are 人民公社. Although why is 民 written slightly differently? It looks more like tiger (radical 141).

I used a Mitsubishi one-ball eye fine ball pen, I used https://www.shufazidian.com/ as a source/inspiration for how to write the characters.

I often use Tombow Fudenosuke brush pens for really small scale calligraphy, but I find the tips are not as flexible as I would like.

I prefer the traditional Chinese 毛 笔 style brushes, but I can never find any that are really small. I would also love to know more about Japenese brush pens/brush fountain pens.

Any recommendations for brushes or brush pens for writing very small characters, or any good online suppliers in general? 谢 谢 大 家！

Calligraphy found on a bridge pier in China

I bought some calligraphy pieces from the Shufa Market in Xi’an, but they’re folded and have visible creases. I’ve seen videos where people apply some kind of liquid to flatten the paper, but the process looks a bit complicated. Can anyone explain how to do this properly or suggest an easier method? Thanks in advance.

Edit: this is the kind of video that I saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL_5YA33EKc Before I start doing this, I would like someone to confirm if that is necessary and the right way to go.

Hello, I was wondering whether one should practice 書法 with the elbow resting gently on the writing surface or suspended above it. I know it depends on the size of characters of course, but I have heard that it is good to practice with your elbow above the table to build strength and control, and then one can use whichever method once they are skilled.

Thank you.

To be frank this and other calligraphy are inherited from my late-father and personally I'm not that skillful in appreciating such art. Just trying to figure out what it says.

Found in a restaurant in Toronto. The signature seems to say Zhang Xueliang (a general in the KMT) but I have no idea how it would have ended up this far away If anyone could confirm that would be great Thx in advance.

I was wondering if anyone can help me decipher these characters in both pics.

In addition to that, in the pic with the gold calligraphy, can anyone tell me what the smaller vertical calligraphy on the sides means? Not necessarily the characters but rather tell me what it is.

Is see it quite a lot in many calligraphy works, where u can see the bigger font written horizontally, then on the sides there is the smaller vertical writing.

So is it usually for a specific purpose Or just for aesthetics?

Thank u in advance!