The Calligrapher — Hándān Chún 邯郸淳
Cao Wei calligrapher; author of the Zhengshi Three-Script Stone Classics in seal and clerical script.
三国魏 calligrapher (), master of seal script/clerical script — known for 《魏受禅表》. Wei kingdom (Three Kingdoms)
Cultural Story
五 is the central number of the old cosmic scheme, the five phases, the five directions with center, the 五岳 sacred peaks guarding the realm. The 書經 orders the world in fives. A gentleman tuned to 五音, the five notes before the scale grew. Five was balance with a middle, the count that held the cosmos together at its hub.
Common words & phrases
- 五十 fifty
- 五月 May · fifth month
- 五色 five colors
- 五官 facial features
- 五音 five tones
- 五岳 Five Sacred Mountains
Read the story behind the character
五十 is the birthday crisis; 五月 the holiday that is not. 五色 is the printer and the festival lantern; 五官 the face the doctor checks. 五音 is the tone-deaf joke; 五岳 the mountains on the backpacker's list. The number now mostly files the calendar and the body, but it keeps a ceremonial echo, the five that once organized heaven, now organizing your features and your vacation photos.
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