Once a practical way to transcribe, calligraphy has evolved into a fine art. As the practice we recognize today spread across East Asia, countries like China, Japan, and Korea developed their own ...

Italian Sinologist Pietro De Laurentis (right) presents a copy of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy work in the 4th century to Tomaso Montanari (left) and Anna Di Toro with the University for Foreigners of ...