Does calligraphy use raw or cooked rice paper?
Generally speaking, calligraphy is written with raw Xuan pen, which can have the charm of ink and wash. Familiar Xuan pen can be smudged repeatedly, and meticulous painting is more suitable.
Is there "boldness" in calligraphy?
There is no word "coarse" in traditional calligraphy, but it does exist in modern artistic characters and printed fonts.
How to treat the artistic achievements of Mao Zedong's calligraphy?
Calligraphy is a unique art in China. For thousands of years, China's calligraphy art has been constantly improved and developed, forming seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script. There are many unique calligraphers, and Mao Zedong is one of them. Mao Zedong has a strong interest and affection for the traditional calligraphy art in China all his life. Whether in the trance of the army or under the light of a cave in northern Shaanxi, until he settled down in Juxiang Bookstore in the city, his pen has been practicing, flowing with elegant and heroic pen and ink. Calligraphy is one of the main contents of his spiritual life.
Mao Zedong's calligraphy art was first practiced in Weibei, and he loved the calligraphy styles of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi. Later, he got the charm of Wild Grass in Zhang Xu and Huai Su, while Wang Yang was unrestrained and had a unique unrestrained personality. In particular, cursive script stands out from the crowd and is unique. It is fitting to describe Mao Zedong's calligraphy with "creating the earth and horses, enjoying strange escape and evil dragons".