# Writing Styles

The five writing styles still used today : illustration with the character 雲 “yun” which means cloud. In simplified Pinyin yun is written 云 

### The Seal

The seal (篆书 zhuanshu), close to the design, which was engraved on the scales of turtles and the bones of buffaloes and which is still used in the engraving of seals 

Bai Yun Seal 

Wu Xizai (1799-1870) Fac-similé de la calligraphie de Wanbai Shanren Rouleau sur papier 39,8 x 122,7 cm 

### Regular

The regular (楷书 kaishu) easy to learn and read, it is the model writing and is used daily 

Shen Du (1357-1434) "Quatre devises" Beijing, Palace Museum 

### The Current

The current (行书xingshu) of common use, of faster execution it can be more or less linked 

Ruan Yuan (1764-1849) Diptyque antithétique de 7 caractères 29 x 125 cm 

### Chancery

The chancery or scribes script (隶书 lishu) creating a simpler and faster graphical language 

Jin Nong (1687-1764) Poème dédicacé à la peinture 35 x 96,8 cm Shanghai, Museum 

### The Cursive

The cursive (草书 caoshu) greater freedom of execution and connection sometimes by large strides as a kind of continuous dance. To be able to read it, you have to have practiced it 

Huang Tingjian (1045-1105) Poème de Du Fu à He Lanxian 34,7 x 69,6 cm Beijing, Palace Museum 

Bibliography 

-	L’art chinois de l’écriture, Jean-François Billeter, Seuil Editions, 2001 -	Vide et Plein, François Cheng, Seuil Editions, 2021 -	Paysage d’hiver, Christine Jordis, Albin Michel Editions, 2016 -	Le Trésor des Lettrés, Lucien X. Polastron, Imprimerie nationale Editions, 2010 -	Calligraphie chinoise, Lucien X. Polastron, Imprimerie nationale Editions, 2011