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How does the development of calligraphy in China compare with that in Japan?

Monument and paste are two eternal topics in China's calligraphy. To grasp the development of China's calligraphy, we must understand the connection and difference. Before Tang Taizong entered the inscription with a running script, the inscription always appeared as the carrier of writing formal content on serious occasions, while the post in the general sense was a relatively less formal content carrier. Because the development of Japanese calligraphy is from top to bottom, the calligraphy of Erwang and its authentic status were confirmed at an early stage. I think the biggest feature of Erwang cursive exercise is the high integration and unity of statutes and freedom. Calligraphy in this period is generally straight, and then the turning point. As far as I know, there is no lifting type. The development of lifting and pressing brushwork was mature in the Tang Dynasty, which has always been an important criterion for me to identify calligraphy after the middle Tang Dynasty. Japanese calligraphy, cursive script is understandable, but regular script has been written like this. Therefore, we can see that a large number of Japanese regular script do not go against the trend or press on the turning point, which is all right, but the skeleton is not as stable as that of China regular script. Hehe, it is unstable if it is not regular script in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Look at Zhong You's regular script. What is the difference? Statutes and freedom, Japanese calligraphy emphasizes freedom more than statutes, so we can see that the skeleton of Japanese regular script is unstable. Until we come up with calligraphy like performance art, Japanese people don't pay as much attention to statutes as China people, which may be the reason why calligraphy is called calligraphy in China. Nowadays, Japanese people practice calligraphy with a kind of practice paper slightly larger than A4 paper. It has no space and begins to face the column directly. At least I haven't seen such a way of painting red as China, which illustrates this point. This may be just a difference in concept, and some people think it is a difference in level. Judge for yourself. By the way, Japan, including South Korea and Vietnam, writes with two fingers and one hook. When I first heard of this writing, I was also a face of obscurity. Later, I learned that the five-finger writing method was not a common writing method in ancient times at all. This writing method was popularized in Shenyang after the Republic of China. This is an inspiration to me, and I have to thank Japan for its contribution to my textual research. Some people may say that the two-finger single hook method uses a kneeling posture in the Middle Ages, but I have completely abandoned the five-finger pen method and felt an unprecedented freedom of writing.

I like practicing calligraphy very much. I belong to the kind of person who uses waste paper to practice whatever he wants when he is bored, but I have always disliked my poor handwriting. Although my classmates, teachers and school leaders all say that my handwriting is good (not to show off), I can write both Chinese and English in Lian Bi, and it is no problem for you to write Korean in Chinese. I haven't practiced Korean, but I just write according to my accustomed Chinese and English writing. Then a Korean friend happened to see that I wrote Korean very well. It looks good when you feel it.