bēiwén 碑文
monument inscription; epigraph
Jiādìng sì jūnzǐ 嘉定四君子
Four masters of Jiading. The term jūnzǐ is often translated as noble, Jiading belongs to Shanghai. These are Li Liufang (李流芳), Lou Jian (婁堅), Cheng Jiasui (程嘉燧), and Tang Shisheng…
shānshuǐ 山水
traditional Chinese landscape painting
cǎoshū 草书[草書]
Concept script (of Chinese calligraphy); cursive rapid script; "grass script
Jīnlíng bājiā 金陵八家
Eight Masters of Jinling or Eight Masters of Nanjing (Chinese 南京八家, pinyin Nánjīng Bājiā), consisting of Gong Xian 龚贤 (ca. 1618-1689), Fan Qi 樊圻 (1615/1616-ca. 1694), Ye Xin 叶欣 (fl.…
shānshuǐhuà 山水画[山水畫]
Landscape painting
dàzhuàn 大篆
Dazhuan script; large seal script (script form developed in the Zhou dynasty)
kǎishū 楷书[楷書]
Normal script, regular script, block script
shūfǎ 书法[書法]
Calligraphy
duìlián 对联[對聯]
pair of sayings (written on scrolls); scrolls of sayings