What does epigraphy mean? What is epigraphy?

1, epigraphy and calligraphy are a general term, which contains many contents: seal cutting, calligraphy and painting. Stone carving refers to seal cutting, and calligraphy refers to painting and calligraphy. Bronze inscriptions refer to inscriptions cast on Yin and Zhou bronzes. The stone is a flat plate. Monument refers to stone rubbings, and post refers to collecting ancient famous ink and carving it on boards or stones.

2. Generally speaking, epigraphy mainly refers to the characters in the pre-Qin period, especially the characters in the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the characters immediately inscribed on Zhong Ding and the characters engraved on stone drums. This is the earliest era of Chinese characters in China, and many people, such as Zhao and Qi Baishi, adopted some methods in calligraphy, which made them look lofty and vigorous.

3. The epigraphy culture, as the name implies, is a calligraphy inscription culture composed of two related characters, which is of archaeological significance. And epigraphy calligraphy can be understood as epigraphy calligraphy art, including those left over from ancient times, and can be understood as seal cutting and calligraphy art in a narrow sense.