The "non-standardization" and "non-standardization" of Han bamboo slips calligraphy are the free characteristics of this calligraphy style. Bamboo slips in the Western Han Dynasty are not as strict as those in the official official official script of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so it is more casual to start and close the pen.

The lines of Han bamboo slips generally change greatly and have a strong sense of rhythm. When you appreciate them, you can feel the rhythm changes brought by the weight of the lines themselves. In a painting, they fluctuate.

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Han bamboo slips are the development and innovation based on Qin bamboo slips. Writing with a pen is naive and natural.

The thick strokes are extremely thick, and the thin strokes are extremely thin, with strong contrast and no discomfort. On the contrary, the rhythm produced by this contrast is very ethereal and simple, and its layout and painting have a strong lyrical meaning.

From many unearthed bamboo slips of the Western Han Dynasty, especially those of Juyan and Wuwei, we can clearly feel that although the method of tying characters originated from Li Qin, it has matured.

Originally, bamboo slips only wrote one line (most bamboo slips are in this state), but when people inadvertently wrote two or three lines on a wide bamboo slip, they found that the space for the development of words became larger and the freedom of expression of words became stronger, so the concept of layout and spatial reverie came into being.

Reflected in Han bamboo slips, there are many contrasts, such as sparse and dense, black and white, loose and tight, thick and thin, complex and simple. , followed by contrast to produce rhythm, reconcile contrast and rhythm, and create harmony. In this way, on the artistic level, there will be almost professional thinking.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hanjian Calligraphy

Baidu encyclopedia-Han bamboo slips