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Running script (Chinese: 行書, Pinyin: Xíngshū, Japanese: gyōsho) is a semi-cursive style of Chinese calligraphy. Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Calligraphy is an art dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout China to this day. ...


Running script is derived from the official Clerical script, and was for a long time after its development in the first centuries AD the usual style of handwriting. The Clerical script is a style of Chinese calligraphy that is still being used. ...


Some of the best examples of xingshu calligraphy can be found in the work of Wang Xizhi (321-379) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Author:Wang Xizhi Wang Xizhi (王羲之) (303-361) was a famous Chinese calligrapher. ... Events Publication of the first blue law by Constantine I of the Roman Empire: trade is forbidden on Sundays; agriculture is allowed The Roman Catholic church is allowed to hold property Births Deaths Categories: 321 ... Events January 19 - Theodosius I is elevated as Roman Emperor at Sirmium. ... The Jin Dynasty (晉 pinyin jìn, 265-420) followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. ...


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East Asian calligraphy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1520 words)
As katakana are derived from regular script shapes and hiragana from characters in the grass script, those can also be used in calligraphy.
The Regular Script is one of the last major calligraphic style to develop, and is commonly believed to have arisen from the clerical script.
The Seal Script is the precursor to the Clerical Script, and is as such the oldest style that continues to be widely practiced.
Running script - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (110 words)
Running script (Chinese: 行書, Pinyin: Xíngshū, Japanese: gyōsho) is a semi-cursive style of Chinese calligraphy.
Running script is derived from the official Clerical script, and was for a long time after its development in the first centuries AD the usual style of handwriting.
Some of the best examples of xingshu calligraphy can be found in the work of Wang Xizhi (321-379) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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