Chinese calligraphy : an introduction to its aesthetic and technique : with 6 plates and 155 text illustratons

CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY

compose the character Yung well. His theory is profound and difficult. It has been well interpreted in a book entitled ‘ YiingTzt-Pa-Fa’ (a F /\ i) by Li Fu-Kuang (4 #§ #) of Ch‘ing dynasty. Mr. Li extended the eight strokes to thirty-two, most of which are dealt with in the present chapter. But Yung does not include all the strokes necessary for the formation of certain other important characters ; and the descriptions given

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FIG. I100.—THE CHARACTER YUNG, “ETERNITY *

below therefore include more strokes than Wang Hsi-Chih’s eight, though fewer than Lady Wei’s seventy-two.

To those who do not know the Chinese language it should be a help, I think, to see these strokes written down and described one by one. I have provided white lines down the middle of the strokes to indicate the path of the brush-tip. It must be remembered throughout that every stroke is executed

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