What is "brushwork"?

Excellent calligraphy works always embody the combination of brushwork and brushwork. The so-called "brushwork" refers to the method of using the pen, including the correct method of holding and transporting the pen, especially various artistic skills and techniques. Only by mastering meticulous brushwork can we truly convey the unique style, temperament and pen and ink interest of calligraphers. The so-called "brushwork" is the expression and externalization of the calligrapher's spiritual temperament, that is, the style and interest shown by the calligrapher through the operation of strokes. Therefore, the art of calligraphy embodies brushwork and abstraction in concrete.