Learn Chinese calligraphy: bronze inscriptions (金文) brush stroke tutorials
Bronze inscriptions (金文) belong to the great seal script (大篆) family, and they preceded the oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文) by approximately 100 years.
Bronze inscriptions went through a few stages of development, and their origins go back to the last years of Xia Dynasty (夏朝, 2070 - 1600 B.C.E.) Please see the history of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy menu for more detailed information. |