Chinese (Han dynasty) Tortoise-Shaped Inkstone 206 B.C.-A.D. 220 Gray earthenware 4 inches high, 10 inches long William Hood Dunwoody Fund 32.54.4a,b

Resources on the World Wide Web

http://www.chinapage.com/calligraphy.html

Art History, High school reading level, Page about the history an appreciation Chinese Calligraphy

Resources in Print

Schloss, Ezekiel. Art of the Han. New York: China Institute in America, 1979.

Vainker, S. J. Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: George Braziller, 1991.

 

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