What is the origin of calligraphy?

China's calligraphy art began in the generation stage of Chinese characters. "Voice can't spread in different places, but stay in different times, so words were born. Writer, so it is the trace of Italian sound. " (The Book of Lin Zao, edited by Ma Zonghuo) As a result, words were produced. The earliest works of calligraphy art are not words, but some descriptive symbols-hieroglyphics or picture words.

Symbols depicting Chinese characters first appeared on pottery. The primitive depiction symbol only represents a rough concept of chaos and has no exact meaning.

More than 8,000 years ago, magnetic mountain culture and Peiligang cultures appeared in the Yellow River Basin. There are many characters-like symbols on the handmade ceramics unearthed in Pei Ligang, which are the chaotic combination of the communication function, note-taking function and pattern decoration function of our ancestors. Although these are not recognizable Chinese characters, they are indeed the embryonic forms of Chinese characters.

Immediately after the Banpo site of Yangshao culture about 6000 years ago, some painted pottery with similar characters were unearthed. These symbols are distinguished from patterns, which promotes the development of Chinese characters. This can be said to be the origin of China characters.

Then Erlitou culture and Erligang culture. In the archaeological excavation of Erlitou culture, there are 24 kinds of marked pottery pieces, some of which are similar to Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, and all of them are single independent characters. Erligang culture was found to have a writing system. Three bones with words were found here, two with words and a cross, which seemed to be carved for practicing lettering. This has made civilization take another big step forward.

The origin of primitive characters is an imitation instinct, which is used to visualize a specific thing. Although simple and chaotic, it already has a certain aesthetic interest, so this simple writing can be called prehistoric calligraphy.

Calligraphy learning method:

To describe the five-finger pen posture, first, the thumb and middle finger should be clamped, and the space in the palm should be like a cube of about 4 cm. Then the ring finger and the little finger are naturally placed behind the brush, the body is straight, and the arm keeps a proper distance from the table. Common methods: Cover the manuscript with thin paper (silk) and write or draw as it is. Painting in red is one of the methods.

Pro-writing must use scientific methods. Many people who like calligraphy have not been able to enter the hall of calligraphy for a long time because they have not mastered the scientific method of pro-calligraphy.