AS IF ONE WITNESSED THE CREATION: RETHINKING THE AESTHETIC APPRECIATION OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY.

CHINESE calligraphy; CHINESE art; CONCEPTS in literature; AESTHETICS; LITERARY characters

The article examines several aspects of the appreciation of Chinese calligraphy. Topics discussed include characterize the process of coming to understand calligraphic works; attention of Chinese art critics in calligraphy appreciation; and alligraphic works employing the same characters and hence sharing the same literary content.