1. Chinese Calligraphy A Highly Sophisticated Fine Art
An Important Carrier of Chinese Culture
Yi-Zhi Huang (黄一知)
Rutgers University

2. Chinese Calligraphy as an Art
A highly sophisticated fine art (not a folk art)
An abstract art with a long tradition
A large collections of classical art works
Many years of technical training starting from a young age are necessary
Need delicate tools and materials
The standard for good art works are based on personal styles and influences on others

3. Chinese Calligraphy as a Carrier of Culture
The basic education in China emphasizes music instrument (琴), go game (棋), calligraphy (书) and painting (画)
An intellectual needs to be excellent in poetry (诗), calligraphy (书) and painting (画)
The calligraphy work of a person often reflects his or her personality, education level and cultural background

4. Chinese Calligraphy as a Carrier of Culture
Calligraphy was used as a criterion in the selection of officials in ancient China
Chinese calligraphy also had a renaissance movement closely related to the changes in the society and the culture
The western visual art has had much less influence on Chinese calligraphy than on Chinese painting

5. History and Different Scripts
Oracle bone script (甲骨文) : 1400 to 1000 BC
Bronze script (钟鼎文,大篆) : 1300 to 200 BC
Small seal script (小篆) : 200 BC to 800 AD
Clerical script (隶书) : 400 BC to present
Regular script (楷书) : 200 AD to present
Running script (行书) : 100 AD to present
Cursive script (草书) : 200 AD to present

6. Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文)
Oracle turtle shell with oracle bone scripts
Artist: Luo, Zheng-Yu (罗振玉)

7. Bronze Script (钟鼎文,大篆) Stone drum with bronze scripts
Artist: Wu, Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕)

8. Small Seal Script (小篆)
Artist: Li, Si (李斯)
Artist: Wang, Fu-An (王福庵)

9. Clerical Script (隶书) Yi Ying Stele (乙瑛碑) from Han Dynasty
Artist: Huang, Bao-Yue (黄葆戉)

10. Regular Script (楷书) Artist: Yan, Zhen-Qing (颜真卿)
Artist: Huang, Jian (黄简)

11. Running Script (行书) Artist: Wang, Xi-Zhi (王羲之)
Artist: Shen, Yin-Mo (沈尹默)

12. Artist: Zhou, Zhi-Gao (周志高)
Cursive Script (草书)
Artist: Huai Su (怀素)
Artist: Zhou, Zhi-Gao (周志高)

13. Poetry and Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese poems written using Chinese calligraphy reveal their full beauty
Chinese poems provide spiritual meanings to calligraphy works
Many Chinese calligraphers are also poets
In a calligraphy work with a poem as its content, the poem and the calligraphy are inseparable parts of the art work

14. Artist: Huang, Yi-Zhi (黄一知) Poet: Liu, Chang-Qinq (刘长卿)
Artist: Gao, Shi-Xiong (高式熊) Poet: Wu, Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕)

15. Artist: Shen, Pei-Fang (沈培方) Poet, Li, Bai (李白)
Artist: Huang, Yi-Zhi (黄一知) Poet: Wang, Wei (王维)

16. Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Chinese painting and calligraphy have the same root（书画同源）
Training in calligraphy is necessary for a Chinese painter
Chinese paintings usually have calligraphy as a necessary part of the art work
Techniques and styles in calligraphy revolutionized Chinese painting several times

17. Artist: Wu, Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕) Artist: Huang, Bao-Yue (黄葆戉)

18. Chinese Calligraphy, Classical Music and Mathematics
Abstract but with a long tradition
A lot of training is needed for someone who would like to be a calligrapher, a classical musician or a mathematician
Experience and study are needed even for someone who just wants to appreciate them
People can enjoy them individually but can still reach agreements on their beauty