Hard-pen calligraphy uses a pen. Because the tip of the pen is made of steel, it is called a "pen". The pen writes smoothly, has obvious traces, is easy to control, and is affordable and very convenient to use. The fountain pen is one of the commonly used writing tools in hard-pen calligraphy.
Hard-pen calligraphy is a kind of calligraphy art. It uses pens, gel pens, pens, pencils, chalks, etc. as the main writing tools. Moreover, ink or powdery media are used as the main carrier. Hard-pen calligraphy can be divided into two types: hard-pen calligraphy art and practical hard-pen calligraphy. The former emphasizes the artistry of writing and pursues the beauty and individuality of writing fonts.
The latter one emphasizes practicality, and practical hard-pen calligraphy is mainly running script. Based on years of research, more than 20,000 pages of Dunhuang hard-pen scripts have been identified, and most of them are on paper and silk, including Chinese and more than ten kinds of ancient folk flag scripts. The main content in the hard-written notebook involves literary works, deeds, letters, Buddhist scriptures, etc.
In 1972, Chinese archaeologists discovered a bamboo pen tube at the Xixia ruins in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. In terms of shape and production materials, it is very similar to a reed tube pen, especially in the pen. There is a gap in the center of the tongue, and it has a double-pointed shape, which is very similar to the current pen.
Introduction to calligraphy:
Calligraphy is an ancient art of writing Chinese characters. It evolved from oracle bone inscriptions, stone drum inscriptions, and bronze inscriptions (Zhongding inscriptions) to large seal script, small seal script, official script, and finally finalized. In cursive script, regular script, running script, etc. of the Eastern Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties, calligraphy has always exuded the charm of art. Chinese calligraphy is an original expression art created by the Han people. It is known as: wordless poetry, lineless dance, pictureless painting, and silent music.
Chinese characters are an important factor in Chinese calligraphy, because Chinese calligraphy was produced and developed in Chinese culture, and Chinese characters are one of the basic elements of Chinese culture. Relying on Chinese characters is the main symbol that distinguishes Chinese calligraphy from other types of calligraphy.
Calligraphy is an abstract symbolic art with four-dimensional characteristics based on Chinese characters and written with a brush. It embodies the basic law of "unity of opposites" in all things and reflects the spirit and temperament of human beings as the subject. , knowledge and cultivation.