One way to confirm whether one’s assessments and opinions are correct is to verify them through observation and comparison. The method of cross- checking and verification was frequently mentioned in the pre-Qin period. Hanfeizi (280?-233 BC) expounded this method in detail. He believed that to determine whether something was correct or not, it was…
Originally this term indicated that a woman had a delicate figure, that she was fleshy and limber. Later it was used to judge calligraphy and painting, indicating that the circulation of the writing brush was lavish and vigorous, but that the strength of the bone (structure) was weak. Bone (structure) means skeletal structure, indicating weakness o…
Small seal script is a style of calligraphy derived from big seal script. After unifying the country, the First Emperor of Qin(259-210BC) ordered Li Si(?-208BC), his prime minister, to simplify the big seal script that was most popular in the Western Zhou period. This simplified script was officially issued as the standard form of handwriting.…