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

ORIGIN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CHARACTERS

Japanese writing Chinese translation

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pets EL %uR yg i, = g : ‘ FAR oy > 字 Fem A? wy e ee Nat jes 3 ae , 方 : ae SF oA. 道 FIG. 7 Hsi-Hsia writing Chinese translation th BY Ait WEB eS : a tb 自 4 aan nat Ae Bh at ee 455 @ ot % Jae, ih 上 人 Si 49g he TG a es Te po 8 Hi ye 12 yp 4 Fe 5k Fi FIG. 8

It can be seen that Korean, Japanese, and Hsi-Hsia are written in the same manner as Chinese: with a brush, from right to left, and from the top of the page downwards. In Korean the nouns and verbs are preserved exactly as in Chinese

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