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regular script > lacquer calligraphy

Preferred term

lacquer calligraphy  

Definition

  • Also known as Flat Brush Script, is a distinctive calligraphic style developed by Jin Nong (金農, 1687-1763) during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). It is characterized by angular, square-shaped strokes, resembling characters painted with a flat-edged brush.

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Alternative Terms

漆书
Chinese
qishu
flat brush script
English

Source

  • Ouyang, Zhongshi, and Wen F. Fong, eds. 2008. Chinese Calligraphy. New Heaven and London: Yale University Press, 353).

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  • qishu

    Chinese

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http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/lacquer_calligraphy

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