generally lack the kinds of linear variation and other attributes considered prerequisites of true calligraphy. Those qualities began to emerge very clearly during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.

Among those displays, a Tang Dynasty (618-907) epitaph can be viewed by the public for the first time since its excavation in 1997. The epitaph, engraved on a stone stele, is a national first-class ...

133.5 x 33.5 cm. (52.6 x 13.2 in.) ...

Renowned as one of the most prosperous periods in Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty was marked by a ... literature and calligraphy would go on to inspire some of the greatest literary works ...

Steles are stone carvings and this collection of over 3,000 depict everything from important historical records to paintings and calligraphy. Most notably, the Nestorian Stele is a Tang Chinese ...