Calligraphic Traditions

Dictionary entry

1. Arabic Calligraphy 7th century– / Style

   The tradition that holds writing as the highest art — from Kufic to Thuluth, refining an architecture of line within the tension of canon and hand.

2. Seal Engraving Qin dynasty– / Technique

   East Asia's seal art: seal script carved in stone, composed in a few square centimeters through the reversal of red and white (zhuwen and baiwen). Participating in paintings as signature, it perfected design inside the small square.

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