Starting with the origins of Chinese characters, this book uses lively, entertaining comic stories to guide readers through the entire 3,000-year history of Chinese calligraphy. It covers the emergence and discovery of various script styles, including oracle-bone script, bronze inscriptions, seal script, clerical script, cursive script, regular script, and running script. Along the way, it also tells stories about notable calligraphers throughout history and the works for which they are known. Readers can learn about the development of Chinese calligraphy in a lighthearted, humorous setting.
Written in concise, lively prose with playful, laugh-out-loud language, this is an accessible popular history of Chinese calligraphy that readers can enjoy without feeling burdened.
