Contemporary Western Calligraphy.Chinese calligraphy written by Song Dynasty (A.D. 1051-1108) poet Mi Fu.  For centuries, the Chinese literati were expected to master the art of calligraphy.Example showing Nastaʿlīq's proportional rules.A page of a 12th century Qur'an written in the Andalusi script
Here you can find a variety of hard-to-find militaria collectibles, collectible furniture, lamps, linens, knives, and autographs.

Calligraphy Tools

Calligraphy (from Greek κάλλος kallos "beauty" + γραφή graphẽ "writing") is the art of beautiful writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). more...

Home
Animals
Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball
Autographs
Banks, Registers & Vending
Barware
Bottles & Insulators
Breweriana, Beer
Casino
Clocks
Furniture, Appliances & Fans
Housewares & Kitchenware
Knives, Swords & Blades
Lamps, Lighting
Linens, Fabric & Textiles
Metalware
Militaria
Pens & Writing Instruments
Calligraphy Tools
Desktop Items
Inkwells
Other Instruments
Pencils
Pens
Sets
Pez, Keychains, Promo...

A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" (Mediavilla 1996: 18). The story of writing is one of aesthetic evolution framed within the technical skills, transmission speed(s) and materials limitations of a person, time and place (Diringer 1968: 441). A style of writing is described as a script, hand or alphabet (Fraser & Kwiatkowski 2006; Johnston 1909: Plate 6).

Calligraphy ranges from functional hand lettered inscriptions and designs to fine art pieces where the abstract expression of the handwritten mark may or may not supersede the legibility of the letters (Mediavilla 1996). Classical calligraphy differs from typography and non-classical hand-lettering, though a calligrapher may create all of these; characters are historically disciplined yet fluid and spontaneous, improvised at the moment of writing (Pott 2006 & 2005; Zapf 2007 & 2006). So, many calligraphers are as happy with "jazz" as "classical" for musical analogy and represents differing emphasis between artists.

Calligraphy continues to flourish in the forms of wedding and event invitations, font design/ typography, original hand-lettered logo design, religious art, various announcements/ graphic design/ commissioned calligraphic art, cut stone inscriptions, memorial documents, props and moving images for film and television, testimonials, birth and death certificates/maps, and other works involving writing (see for example Letter Arts Review; Propfe 2005; Geddes & Dion 2004).

East Asian calligraphy

Asian calligraphy typically uses ink brushes to write Chinese characters (called Hanzi in Chinese, Hanja in Korean, Kanji in Japanese, and Hán Tự in Vietnamese). Calligraphy (in Chinese, Shufa 書法, in Korean, Seoye 書藝, in Japanese Shodō 書道, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in East Asia and the most refined form of East Asian painting.

Calligraphy has also influenced ink and wash painting, which is accomplished using similar tools and techniques. Calligraphy has influenced most major art styles in East Asia, including sumi-e, a style of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese painting based entirely on calligraphy.

Historical evolution of Eastern calligraphy

Ancient China

In ancient China, the oldest Chinese character we still have are Jiǎgǔwén characters carved on ox scapula and tortoise plastrons, while brush-written ones have decayed over time. During the divination ceremony, after the cracks were made, the characters were written with a brush on the shell or bone to be latter carved, perhaps by a separate individual and in a specific workshop (Keightley, 1978).

Read more at Wikipedia.org


4 New Sanford Calligraphy Calligraphic Pens Markers $2.50 Parker Vector Deluxe Calligraphy Set New In Tin Box $19.00
Vintage-Sheaffer-Fountain Pen-Calligraphy Set-Like New! $19.99 Lamy Safari Calligraphy 1.5mm fountain pen brand new $49.99
1Pcs Art Chinese Calligraphy Painiting Goat Hair Brush $9.99 Manuscript Calligraphy Masterclass Pen Set & Guide Book $4.99
Chinese Painting Tool~Multicoloured Golden Dragon Sumi $19.99 Glass Nib dip pen and spare $5.99
Hunt Crow Quill Pens (Nibs and holder) $9.99 60 Calligraphy Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges (9 colors) $8.05
Put some color in your fountain pen life (60 cartridges $7.77 Rare Collectable Old Boxwood Brush Pen $20.00
4pc Japanese Chinese Calligraphy Plastic Ink Holder $9.99 Chinese Calligraphy Brush Pen, Seal & Ink Set $8.99
Vintage Black Osmiroid 65 Calligraphy Pen $3.99 100 Sheet 50x100 cm Chinese Xuan Paper Rice Paper $4.99
Painting Craft Calligraphy Sets Brush Ink Stick & Stone $15.00 Lot of 6 New Oak Dip Pens $6.00
Collectible Handmade Carved Calligraphy Brush Pen#3 $9.99 Chinese Red Coral Beaded Calligraphy Brush Pen $5.95
Chinese Green Jade Beaded Calligraphy Brush Pen $6.99 Collectibles Chinese Jade Calligraphy Brush Pen #315 $12.85
Chinese Bone & Carved Calligraphy Brush Pen #288 $9.99 Handmade Yellow Jade Beads Calligraphy Brush Pen $6.99
Collectibles china Calligraphy Art Tool Brush Pen $8.99 Exquisite Calligraphy Tool Red Jade Brush Pen $6.99
Craft Chinese Calligraphy Painting Brush Sumi Ink Stick $15.00 9.1" Chinese Mini Confucius Desk Made From Inker-Lgi $49.99
Collectible Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Pen $2.99 Lazy Magnifier Tabletop Magnifying glass - fine arts $19.95
Wholesale 4 Pcs Calligraphy Set Ink Stick $5.95 Lot Of 13 Vintage Fountain/ Caligraphy Pens $31.01
Art Of Calligraphy Writing Instruction Book, Hardcover $10.95 Speedball Steel Brush Calligraphy Set E-3/4 3-3/8 E-1/4 $4.99
Plastic Extendable Artwork Poster Tube Canister 4.25" # $19.99 30 Nibs - Spencerian Steel Pens Subway Stubs No. 39 $21.83
Pentel brush pen Japanese fude kanji Shinkawa Yoji $5.00 Collectable Chinese Cloisonne Bamboo Dragon Brush Pen $9.99
Art Craft Chinese Calligraphy Watercolor Painting Brush $22.00 Vintage Artist Calligraphy Soennecken Nibs Tubes & Box $9.99
Rare Original Quill Cutter $54.67 Chinese Calligraphy Semu Ink Painting Goat Horn Brush $9.99
Art Chinese Calligraphy Ink Watercolor Painting Brush $9.99 Sheaffer Calligraphy Pen and Ink Set $2.99
Aladine Steel Nib Quill Black Feather & Bottle Ink Nib $1.99 Aladine Paris Chrome Calligraphic Pen New In Package $1.99
Parker Calligraphy Deluxe 3 Nib Set & Cd-Rom - New $11.91 Sheaffer Calligraphy Classic Kit Pen Set - New $13.74
Manuscript Calligraphy Deluxe 6 Nib Pen Set - New $15.57 Rare Pen nibs Rex Pens 3 Dozen Bronze William Mitchell $1.81
Manuscript Flowing Calligraphy 5 Nib set $18.30 Masterclass Calligraphy Set - Pens, Nibs, Ink, Etc $24.71
Boxed dip pen, ink, nibs and inkwell set $31.12 Calligraphy dip pen nibs - Roundhand selection box $14.64
Manuscript 3 Nib Start Calligraphy Set $10.06 4 Chinese Solid Ink Stick Fuxinghe Brush Pen Workshop $1.81
Click to see more Calligraphy Tools items
Prices current as of last update, 08/28/08 4:43am.


Home Contact Resources Exchange Links eBay