Title: Chinese Calligraphy (Xin Style)
javewu - August 25, 2006 06:32 PM (GMT)
Features of Xin Shu
A calligraphy work in Xin Style will look more smooth, connecting and faster than Kai Style, but less than Cao Style. This is why Xin Shu is known as Walking Style and Cao Shu as Running Style. Xin Shu usually simplifies the strokes and changes the sequences of strokes from Kai Shu writing. Sometimes a Xin Shu calligrapher will mix some Cao Shu or Kai Shu with Xin Shu.
The following two works of the Buddhist “Heart Scripture 心 經 ” were done in Kai Shu and Xin Shu:
Kai Shu (Example):
Xin Shu:
A calligraphy work in Xin Style will look more smooth, connecting and faster than Kai Style, but less than Cao Style. This is why Xin Shu is known as Walking Style and Cao Shu as Running Style. Xin Shu usually simplifies the strokes and changes the sequences of strokes from Kai Shu writing. Sometimes a Xin Shu calligrapher will mix some Cao Shu or Kai Shu with Xin Shu.
The following two works of the Buddhist “Heart Scripture 心 經 ” were done in Kai Shu and Xin Shu:
Kai Shu (Example):
Xin Shu: