generally lack the kinds of linear variation and other attributes considered prerequisites of true calligraphy. Those qualities began to emerge very clearly during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.

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her ink is food colouring, and instead of paper, she writes on delicious mirror glaze cakes. Ng’s Chinese calligraphy cake has become a bestseller on her Instagram cake shop BYJ.HK, which has ...

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