Brush stroke, Chinese

Painting-Printing Techniques. The calligraphic brush stroke is a painting characteristic unique to Chinese hand-painted silks. 

Chinese brush strokes have precisely formed beginnings, and if a tailing off occurs, it must be controlled equally well, as illustrated in Figure 4. Western brush strokes are quite different and leave lines that vary in sharpness and distinctiveness. 

Figure 4. Some Chinese brush strokes. Note in particular the nail-headed rat tails (E). (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 14. Copyright 1962 Charles...

Broad, sweeping landscapes benevolent figures meditating snow-capped peaks thrusting out from misty clouds a few brush strokes suggesting so much. What do all of these artistic elements have in common They are all prevalent in Chinese painting. 

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