Essays on Chinese Calligraphy
Brush Technique
By Li Si
To draw a stroke, back the brush quick, then launch it out firm. Like the wheeling of a hawk or the passing of a roc, draw strokes at will, no repetition, nor correction. In falling stroke, draw like fish in water; in curved stroke, draw like mist around undulating hills. Rolled or unfurled, light or bold, a right stroke is from reasonable mind.
About the author
Li Si ( - 208 BC)
Inscription of Mt. Tai, 219 BC
Ink rubbing on rice paper, Song dynasty
Discussing small seal script techniques, this is the very first essay on Chinese calligraphy. Its author, Li Si, was the prime minister in Qin dynasty and the first known Chinese calligrapher. His dignified and tactful script has been unanimously praised an unrivaled seal script model.
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