Arabic Calligraphy in the Chinese Tradition
After Islam spread to China, the Chinese Muslims incorporated some characteristics of Chinese calligraphy into traditional Arabic calligraphy
The Art of Making Sini Calligraphy
Board brush and flax brush can be used to write directly on the Xuan Paper. Yet straw brush can only be used on thick Xuan Paper.
Islam and Islamic Arts In China
Traditional Arabic calligraphy in China is vivid and varied, recalling visions of galloping horses, majestic mountain ranges, and rolling streams, with untold aesthetic value and artistic appeal.
Testimonial from Harvard
“...the first such artist to travel to the Arabic and Western worlds to market and exhibit his scrolls of Chinese style Arabic calligraphy showing many traditional styles and design combinations..”
East of east
“...It is rare to find a calligrapher that marries the spontaneous, water-like quality of Chinese calligraphy to the measured cerebrality and refined restraint of Arabic calligraphy... When combined, the stunning simplicity of Chinese calligraphy softens the artistic deliberateness of Arabic calligraphy, while the Arabic informs the Chinese counterpart with its increased structurality.”