What is Wadang Calligraphy Paper

Paper made from wadang leather

Wadang paper is a kind of special rice paper for calligraphy obtained by using leather and the processing method of raw xuan. It is usually used for copying poems, scriptures, and lowercase type.

The wadang is the drooping part of the top of the tiles in ancient Chinese architecture. Within the small graphic space of the wadang, ancient Chinese craftsmen created a rich and colorful artistic world, which belongs to China's unique cultural and artistic heritage.

The Han Dynasty tiles were developed on the basis of the Qin Dynasty tiles, and the blue is better than the blue. Compared with the Qin Dynasty tiles, the Han Dynasty tiles were not only more in number, but also richer in variety, and the production was becoming more and more regular, and the decorative motifs were well-organized.

The architectural decorative components of the time reflects the achievements of Chinese sculpture, "Qin brick Han tile" is a model of ancient Chinese architectural components on the art.

Western Han Dynasty tiles were decorated with auspicious phrases such as "prolonging life" and "longevity", and animal patterns were mostly made of "four gods" such as green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird and Xuanwu. Animal motifs mostly use the "four gods" such as the blue dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird and xuanwu, reflecting ancient Chinese beliefs. Within the scope of the round surface, try to reflect the stretching strength of the form, god character is obvious, is a highly artistic decorative relief works.

The Han Dynasty Wadang was developed on the basis of the Qin Dynasty Wadang, and the blue is better than the blue. Compared with the Qin Wadang, the Han Dynasty Wadang is not only more numerous, but also richer in variety, and the production is becoming more and more regular, and the decorative motifs are well-organized. Especially noteworthy is the emergence of a large number of text Wadang, not only perfected the art of Wadang, but also opened up a whole new field of art and research scope, more distinctly reflecting the social economy, ideology and ideology at that time. In short, the Han Dynasty Wadang, with its large number, fine quality, distinctive characteristics of the era, and rich cultural connotations, has pushed the ancient Chinese Wadang art to the highest peak.