1. Respect for calligraphers should be shown. The calligrapher is called teacher, and the older and more respected calligrapher is called sir.
2. Show appreciation for the calligrapher’s works. Talk about topics such as wishing you had more time to study more, and then express the rest.
3. If the calligrapher refuses, tell him that he hopes to collect one or write one. The content should be prepared and positive.
4. After collecting the fonts, pay attention to the red envelope. Just understand before asking, thank you politely, and then leave quietly.
5. If you invite calligraphers or painters to your home, work or somewhere to write and draw, you should be prepared to provide more suitable pens, inks, paper, etc., because many calligraphers and painters may not be able to use them. They would carry these items with them, and most of them would bring a pen curtain.
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What to ask calligraphers for:
1. Etiquette commemorative calligraphy inscriptions
For example, invitations to calligraphers for the Mid-Autumn Festival , National Day, New Year's Day or Spring Festival calligraphy inscriptions to give to relatives and friends to express good wishes; on the occasion of the move of relatives and friends, invite calligraphers to write calligraphy to express congratulations; invite calligraphers to send calligraphy inscriptions to leaders or colleagues to express congratulations or blessings on promotions; calligraphy inscriptions to relatives to express Health wishes; impromptu calligraphy inscriptions to commemorate the visit to Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou, etc.
2. Calligraphy inscriptions on cultural landscapes
The key to why calligraphy inscriptions are loved by literati and passed down from generation to generation is that they can travel through time and space and shine brightly. For example, there are existing plaques in the Forbidden City written by Emperor Qianlong and Yongzheng "Zhongzheng Renhe", Emperor Shunzhi's imperial pen "Zhengda Guangming", and Qianlong's imperial pen "Jianji Suiyou".