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Fostering an appreciation of Chinese calligraphy.
HTTP://www.chinapage.com/callig1.html

Brush calligraphy is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy), Hua (painting), Qin (a string musical instrument), and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati.
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Chinese calligraphy  ...
http://www.asiawind.com/art/callig/

Chinese stone seal carving by Steven Jian Chen.
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Purple Bamboo Studio  Now our website is http www.purpleweb.com. Please change your bookmarks and references. Thanks! 2840 Fletcher Pkwy #239 El Cajon, CA 92020 1995 2004 Purple Bamboo Studio. All rights reserved. Last modified: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 These pages created with but...
http://www.purpleweb.com/purple/index.htm

Exhibitions of calligraphy and chop/carving artwork. Includes a photo of the artist and list of current publications.
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KHOO SEOW HWA'S ART GALLERY  His extensive knowledge of Chinese literature, poetry, history, music, painting and culture serves him well in his practice of his art: the language used in his work is strong and powerful and the content is well-grounded in Chinese philosophy. After...
http://www.oceanet.com.sg/khoo/English.htm

Presents information about Chinese calligraphy, including types of writing and historical masterpieces. Also provides paid services relating to Chinese calligraphy.
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Wave Dancing Chinese calligraphy-Chinese calligraphy art, lessons, tattoo design and unique gifts.  Chinese calligraphy art works with great bargain! Fantastic tattoo design, wedding calligraphy and calligraphy services! As an abstract art for about 4000 years, Chinese calligraphy is not just writing Chinese characters, neither just writing well. It is an art to...
http://wavedancing.net/

A brief description of the art of Chinese seal carving
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Seals (Yinzhang)  A seal stamp in red is not only the signature on a work of calligraphy or painting but an indispensable touch to liven it up. The art dates back about 3,700 years to the Yin Dynasty and has its origin...
http://www.chinavista.com/experience/seal/seals.html

New Mexico studio and gallery offering Chicnes calligraphy classes.
http://www.ruyistudio.com

Biography of award-winning artist, links to on line galleries of his seal and calligraphy work.
http://www.tongram.com/gallery/zhihai/artist.asp

Examples of some of the pictographic characters from the early stage of the development of Chinese writing.
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Chinese Symbols Pictures or Letters?  Writing represents spoken language. Spoken language consists of sounds, while writing is a string of symbols representing those sounds. In Chinese, each symbol stands for an entire word, unlike in alphabetic scripts where a sequence of individual letters signifies the...
http://www.logoi.com/notes/symbols.html

Artists from the National Chinese Calligraphy Association create unique pieces of art to your specification.
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AskDrWang.com Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCM Herbal Remedies for a wide range of ailments (Acne, PMS, Toe-Nail Fungus, Arthritis, Menopause, Weight (Obesity etc  Remedies for a wide range of ailments (Acne, PMS, Toe-Nail Fungus, Arthritis, Menopause, Pain, Weight (Obesity etc Traditional Chinese Medicine at your fingertips: herbal formulas, online consultation, books, and great insight into the ancient art of healing from Dr. Wang...
http://www.askdrwang.com/category.html?UCIDs=714415

Offering traditional Chinese painting, poetry and calligraphy by commission.
http://www.3perfections.com

Learning Chinese and calligraphy online or offline.
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Learning Chinese Language and Calligraphy Online or Offline  China was a closed and mysterious country behind the bamboo curtain but today it opens its door to the world as a new memeber of the WTO. More and more people are interested in learning Chinese for it is becoming...
http://www.bbmenterprises.com/train.htm

Featured on Chinese calligraphy, with illustrated pictures about writing techniques, Chinese characters, writing styles and Four treasures of the study.
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Chinese calligraphy ancient Chinese Calligraphy, with history,instructions on Chinese writing  Essential writing technique Basic eight brush strokes Seven sequential steps in writing strokes Structure of Chinese characters Process of practicing Learn from rubbings Resources Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram The Art of Chinese Calligraphy Behind the Brushstrokes: Appreciating Chinese...
http://www.chinavoc.com/arts/calligraphy.htm

Good list of links. A lot of the sites listed are in Chinese.
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Chinese Calligraphy  To learn one of the traditional four arts Chinese Calligraphy. About CalligraphyIntroduction to Chinese calligraphy including pictures of works by the Masters.Art GalleryResources of Chinese art works including paintings, handwritings, calligraphy and more. Chinese NamesTo get your name translated in...
http://chineseculture.about.com/msub20.htm

Chinese calligraphy and painting infused with a Western essence.
http://www.chitfu.com/

Product catalog of handmade brush calligraphy items. Includes stamps, art for tattoos, wall hangings, phonetically expressed names, poems and sayings.
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Chinese Calligraphy, Custom Carved Seals, Logo, Stationary Design and Translations by Asian Brush Art  Art produces quality electronic, printed, and hand-brushed Chinese or Japanese calligraphy for use as wall hangings, tattoo art, logo designs, martial arts certificates, sandalwood/agate name seals, rubber stamps, iron-on transfers, and novel gifts. Custom orders such as your name, a...
http://www.asianbrushart.com/

New Mexico studio and gallery offering Chicnes calligraphy classes.
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RU YI Studio/Gallery Taos, New Mexico  Chinese word which can mean as your heart-mind wishes It is also a good luck charm which is shaped like a short scepter. The ancient Chinese used it for pointing the way and for protection. It is often given as...
http://www.ruyistudio.com/

Offering traditional Chinese painting, poetry and calligraphy by commission.
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 Narrate your personal wish, story or philosophy in Chinese painting and calligraphy--an art form revered for centuries in China and entirely relevant today. OUR GOAL is to create a connection between Asian art and Western life and to make it...
http://www.3perfections.com/