A Brief Discussion of the Writing Characteristics in the Transition from Seal Script to Clerical Script

Jinlei Wang

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v8i3.8669

Authors

Jinlei Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v8i3.8669

Keywords:

Bamboo slips handwriting, Seal script transformation, Writing.

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the process of seal script clerical transformation through time, and summarize four characteristics of the process of seal script clerical transformation: turning curves into straightness; turning turns into folds, changing horizontal and vertical strokes, changing the direction of strokes, and the creation of " wave limb".

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