Brush lines are neat and thin, straight and thick, and the strokes are multi-folded, which has an influence on later seal cutting. From the perspective of structural fonts, the characters not only have changes, although they vary in size, they are relatively balanced and symmetrical, and also present a stable pattern.
Therefore, from the perspective of composition, although influenced by the size and shape of bone chips, it still shows the carving skills and artistic characteristics of words. "oracle calligraphy" became popular among some calligraphers and calligraphy lovers, which proved its charm.
With a pen:
Judging from the pen, Oracle Bone Inscriptions used a knife to carve on the hard tortoise shell or animal bone, so he used a straight line when carving, and the curve was also carved with a short straight line. The stroke thickness is also uniform; Because the knife is straight up and down, most lines are slightly thick in the middle and slightly thin at both ends, thin and strong, straight and smooth, and full of three-dimensional sense.
Conclusion:
As far as structure writing is concerned, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's appearance is mostly rectangular or several squares, which has the beauty of symmetry or change. Moreover, Oracle Bone Inscriptions also has the structure of Fiona Fang and Kaizi, and some words are more or less pictographic.
Learning history:
When Oracle bones were unearthed is still inconclusive. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, Shang bronzes have been discovered in Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province. It is entirely possible that the local Oracle bones were unearthed thousands of years ago. But until the end of Qing Dynasty, scholars in all previous dynasties did not notice the existence of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Wang, an antique dealer and engraver, offered wine to the highest institution of learning in imperial academy at that time (equivalent to the president). Once, he saw that Chinese medicine was called keel, and he felt very strange when he saw the words engraved on it. He turned over the dregs, but he didn't expect there was a seemingly literal pattern on it. So he bought all the keels and found that each keel had a similar pattern.