A calligraphy brush looks simple, but once the Chinese brush or Japanese brush starts to move its tip, its expression reaches beyond the limits of the paper. The calligraphy brush goes up, goes down, it bends; with more pressure it spreads, with less it regains its shape, and for each movement the calligrapher has to have the calligraphy brush under control and be able to return to a straightened brush tip.
Bingshou Yi has written: 'Moqing mo miao' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, History 'Qing Yi Bingshou xing shu shi zhou' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy
Shitouwa has written: 'Zhongguo shu hua jian ding shi li' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Expertising, History, Painting, Chinese
The Chinese refer to the equipments as the "Four Treasures," ("文房四寶" in Chinese) they are the brush, ink (or ink stick), the paper, and and the inkstone.
The closest thing to Chinese cursive would be Chinese calligraphy (known as grass script), which uses swift brush strokes to make characters quicker.
Ronggui Jiang has written: 'Wang Xizhi Lan ting xu lin xi zhi nan' -- subject(s): Appreciation, Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy 'Yan Zhenqing shu Yan Qinli bei lin xi zhi nan' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, History, Technique
Sanzhi Lin has written: 'Lin Sanzhi shu hua ji' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Painting, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting 'Lin Sanzhi Zhong Ri you yi shi shu fa shou juan' -- subject(s): Chinese Calligraphy, History
Geting Sun has written: 'Sun Geting shu pu' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese language, Cursive writing, Dictionaries, History, Writing, Cursive
Tsung-huo Ma has written: 'Shu lin tsao chien' -- subject(s): Calligraphers, Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, History and criticism
Yanfang Tong has written: 'Zhao Zhiqian' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Forgeries, History, Painting, Chinese 'Yi yuan qing shang: Yanfang pin zhen'
Zaisheng Chang has written: 'Hao yue gu hong' -- subject(s): Biography, Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou (Group of painters), History, Painters, Painting, Chinese
Zhaolin Fang has written: 'Fang Zhaolin shu fa ji' -- subject(s): Calligraphy, Chinese, Chinese Calligraphy, History 'Fang Zhaolin shu hua ='
China painting involves the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink; oils not used.