Why is "hard pen calligraphy" not calligraphy after all?

To know whether hard-pen calligraphy is calligraphy, we must know what calligraphy is.

Books, writing also; Buddhism, so it is the norm. In other words, calligraphy is a writing criterion formulated by predecessors for future generations, and it is the norm of writing-in layman's terms, it is the method of writing. Broadly speaking, both hard pen calligraphy and English calligraphy belong to the category of calligraphy. According to China's writing tradition, the history of Chinese brush has been as long as two thousand years since the Warring States Period. Therefore, China's calligraphy in a narrow sense can also refer to brush calligraphy in a certain context-the above is analyzed from the perspective of exegetics.

In addition, from an artistic point of view, there is a certain distance between hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy. For example, the thick and dry brushwork in the brush can't be reflected in the hard pen calligraphy; The essence of official script and cursive script is also beyond the reach of hard-pen calligraphy; Light, fast, straight and straight strokes are difficult to express incisively and vividly with hard pen. Therefore, although hard pen calligraphy is a kind of calligraphy, the real calligraphy art is only brush calligraphy. From an artistic point of view, hard pen calligraphy is not calligraphy after all.