Calligraphy and painting

• Brush and Ink


  Defined the scholar and was a necessary component of painting.
• Ideographs


  Can reveal man's character and physical appearance through form and rhythm.
• Calligraphy


  Was more pervasive than painting.
• Four Treasures


  Ink, inkstone, silk, and paper: essential tools for calligraphy and painting.
• Calligraphy


  Common in homes, shops, palaces, and temples. Found on various materials like silk, paper, stone, metal, wood, and ceramic.
• Stungkel's statement


  "The ubiquity and power of calligraphy to elicit pleasure and a sense of mystery was shared by all traditional Chinese whether literate or not."
• Calligraphy


  One of the forces that held millions of Chinese together for centuries in a vast land.