The development order of calligraphy
The development sequence of calligraphy fonts is Oracle Bone Inscriptions, seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script, and its time sequence is seal script, official script, cursive script, regular script and running script. Xiao Zhuan began in the Qin Dynasty. The font is slightly longer, the strokes are round and even, and full of beautiful patterns. Lishu began in Qin Dynasty and matured in Han and Wei Dynasties. The font is wide and flat, stretching left and right, balanced and symmetrical, neat and even.
Cursive script originated in the early Han Dynasty and matured in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Freehand brushwork to the extreme, full of change and unrestrained. Regular script was formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The font is square and the rules are strict. Running script became popular in Jin Dynasty. It has the advantages of regular script and cursive script, neat, clear and lively. The oldest mature characters in Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Chinese dynasty belong to ancient Chinese.
Official script is relative to seal script, and its name originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty. The appearance of official script is another great change of China characters, which brings China's calligraphy art into a new realm and is a turning point in the development history of Chinese characters. According to legend, Li Shu was compiled by Cheng Miao in prison at the end of Qin Dynasty, which simplified traditional Chinese characters, rounded fonts and changed strokes into straight ones.