Chinese calligraphy for beginners--Lishu(Han dynasty)

Lishu(Han dynasty) is the origin of modern Chinese characters. When refers to Chinese calligraphy, it's much simpler than the wildly-known 楷书Kaishu style. We follow the rule of FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLECATED, so when we learned Chinese calligraphy in a professional system like colleges, we first learn 小篆Xiaozhuan, then 隶书Lishu, then we gradually move to 楷书Kaishu.

《曹全碑》Cáo Quán Bēi Cao Quan Stone Tablet is a classic artwork written in 隶书Lìshū. It’s a Stone tablet from Han dynasty (185 AD), which recorded the stories of Cao Quan, a good official at that time.

To better experience the calligraphy in Cao Quan Stone Tablet, I chose 23 characters from this tablet, and share with you the 3 kinds of typical strokes and 3 contrasts on this tablet.

Last but not least, communication and sharing is a part of Chinese Calligraphy culture. Chinese calligraphers like to gather now and then, drinking tea, creating poetry,and writing calligraphy. Many famous Chinese calligraphy artworks were created during gatherings with friends. So I hope you can also share your practice artworks in our course community, and discuss with classmates and teachers. You’re also welcome to come to China and practice calligraphy with me and my friends.

The sample characters are available in the resource of each video, please download and practice !

Let’s beginning our learning of 《曹全碑》Cáo Quán Bēi Cao Quan Stone Tablet.