[ryuurui]

this is a common misconception and it is quite understandable (given that knowledge of Far Eastern calligraphy is rather hard to obtain), but western calligraphy and the one we are talking aboiut are two completely different things. Western calligraphy is more of a craft, whereas the Chinese and Japanese ones are a way of life and a philosophy, often considered an art within art. Chinese calligraphy is a multilevel medium for conveying emotions and visions as well as mesages, etc. It's far more complex than a wester calligraphy. In fact, the term "caligraphy" is incorrect in my opinion, and it was mistranslated (simplified), similarly to the "rice paper". Lastly, Far Eastern "calligraphy" has absolutely nothing to do with writing pretty characters (calligraphy is taken from from Greek and it means "beautiful writing")