Japantastics, Inc. has announced the launch of a new collection featuring Kodaimoji artworks by Kei Sato, a Japanese calligrapher and contemporary artist who reimagines ancient Chinese scripts such as ...

A new digital archive is making thousands of mysterious ancient Chinese emblematic symbols accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Yuwei Zhou, a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian ...

Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the Orchid Pavilion ...

A 700-year old hand scroll originally produced by calligrapher Rao Jie caused a frenzy among auction bidders last week in Hong Kong. (all images courtesy Sotheby's) After a heated bidding battle that ...