Rather than simply adapting one of the five basic script styles, he
created qishu from scratch and developed a style all his own.
While rounded and neatly formed characters were popular at the time, he
wrote thick horizontal strokes and thin vertical strokes.
His characters looked like ancient stone carvings—bold and powerful.
His characters looked like ancient stone carvings—bold and powerful.
Rather than simply adapting one of the five basic script styles, he
created qishu from scratch and developed a style all his own.
While rounded and neatly formed characters were popular at the time, he
wrote thick horizontal strokes and thin vertical strokes.
His characters looked like ancient stone carvings—bold and powerful.
