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Chinese Calligraphic Art
Chinese calligraphy is beautiful writing. There are two important considerations to keep in mind when discussing Chinese calligraphy as an art form. The first is that each character, whether composed of a simple, single-element or complex, combined elements, must fit within an imaginary square.
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寫字不等於書法?
中國書法是表現漢字形體美韻的藝術,是美的書寫。中國人寫的字能成為藝術品,有兩個重要因素:一是漢字是結構型的方塊字,有獨體、有合體,結構複雜多變,又有各種書體形態;二是使用具有彈性的毛筆作為書寫工具,能寫出各種形態的點畫。
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遊山玩水學書法
自宋朝以來,一些學者喜好收藏青銅器及碑刻拓本,考訂文字、書體、歷史,形成了一門金石學。清朝的乾嘉年間,學術界興起考據的學風,一些學者四處「訪碑」,搜集古代的刻石文字,著錄考證,形成了「碑學」,而研究法帖的學問則稱為「帖學」。