1. Different font shapes
Qinli's traditional structure and thick font are only half a centimeter wide, but the font is full and the pen is small and strong.
The structure of Han Li is relatively wide, with a horizontal position, prominent horizontal strokes, and horizontal and vertical lines. Its structural type is similar to that of flat paintings and wide knots, giving people a sense of majestic, free and easy, rich and deep.
2. Different origins
Qin Li evolved from Xiaozhuan and still has the form of Xiaozhuan. Qin Li replaced the round seal script with a square folding pen, changed the round shape into a square, changed the curved pen into a square pen, and changed some radicals of the seal script into official writing. Therefore, Qin Li is called "ancient Li" and is the earliest official script.
Han Li transitioned from ancient Li, so it evolved on the basis of Qin Li. By the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Han Li system was fully mature. Representative works include "Cao Quan Stele", "Zhang Qian Stele", "Ritual Vessel Stele", "Yi Ying Stele", "Zhang Jing Stele" and "Shi Chen Stele".
Extended information
The development process from Qin Li to Han Li
After Qin unified the country, there were many political affairs, and the round seal script writing was too slow and was no longer suitable. Busy with the writing work of government affairs, a calligraphy style that was simpler and faster than seal script was produced and created.
In the early Western Han Dynasty, the style of Qin Li was still followed. In the Xinmang period, major changes began to occur, and the writing method of pointillism and wave tail was produced. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, official script had developed many styles and left a large number of stone carvings. The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a turning point in the development of official script. At this time, official script transitioned from the ancient official stage to the Han official stage. By the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Han Li system was fully mature.
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