Bronze calligraphy in Shang Dynasty was produced on the basis of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. It has few words, slender fonts, vigorous and beautiful brushwork, heavy atmosphere, rigorous structure, dignified situation and its own charm.
Someone once summed it up as two styles, one is thick and plump, with sharp edges and corners at the beginning and end, with a fat pen in the middle, and the other is thick and thin, with straight strokes and little or no edges and corners.
The bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty are exquisite and beautiful, with sharp strokes, obvious waves, rigorous structure and free brushwork. The style of the works is simple and simple, and the hanging needle brushwork is more upright, which still has the influence of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.