In ancient times, letters, calligraphy and paintings all had inscriptions. When giving gifts, the name and date were written vertically with a brush to indicate the giver and the recipient. This is also a form of calligraphy art. There is no difference between hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy.
A calligraphy work should be completed in the overall sense, and the inscription can better show the accomplishment and talent of a calligrapher. We should be familiar with the names, honorifics, dates and nicknames of festivals.
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Common sense of calligraphy inscription, topic:
Elders: My teachers, seniors, Taoist priests, gentlemen and ladies.
Peer or junior: brother, younger brother, respected brother, elder brother, virtuous brother (younger brother), younger brother (younger brother), Taoist brother, schoolmate, Fang Jia, Mr., Miss, Legalist (called calligraphy and painting or a specialty).
Close relationship: Xue (Rendi) and my brother (younger brother).
Teachers to students: learning (benevolence), learning (benevolence), virtue, and virtue brothers.
Classmates: seniors, seniors, classmates, classmates, classmates.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Signature