East Asian calligraphy

The East Asian tradition of calligraphy originated and developed in China. The countries that use East Asian calligraphy are China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Tools
In calligraphy, paper, ink, brush, ink stone, paperweight, and a desk pad are used.
Paper
The special paper used for calligraphy, is made of rice, paper mulberries, bamboo, hemp, etc.
Ink
The ink is made from soot and binders. It comes in sticks, and must be rubbed with water on an ink stone. Pre-mixed bottle inks are now available. Pre-mixed bottle inks are for practicing.
Brush
The body of the brush can be made of bamboo, or rare materials like red sandalwood, glass, ivory, silver and gold. The head of the brush is made of the hair of animals, like the wolf, rabbit, deer, chicken, duck, goat, pig and tiger, etc.
Ink stone
The ink stone is used to rub the solid ink stick into liquid ink.
Paperweight
They are used to weigh down paper. Paperweights come in several types, and they are collectible works of art.
Desk pad
The desk pad is a pad made out of felt. Students use these desk pads, which are printed with grids on both sides. When placed under the paper, the grid helps to make the words the right size, and ensures correct placement.
Notable calligraphers
Almost all traditionally educated men (and sometimes women) in East Asia are good in calligraphy. The most famous are:
China
Mi Fei
Wei Shuo Wei Shuo Wei Fu Ren
Wang Xizhi Wang Xi Zhi
Wang Xianzhi Wang Xian Zhi
Huai Su Huai Su (Huai Su )
Qigong (Qi Gong )
Yu Shinan Yu Shi Nan
Zhang Xu Zhang Xu
Yan Zhenqing Yan Zhen Qing
Liu Gongquan Liu Gong Quan
Ouyang Xun Ou Yang Xun
Su Shi Su Shi
Huang Tingjian Huang Ting Jian
Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty Song Hui Zong Zhao Ji
Zhao Mengfu Zhao Meng Fu
Liu Bingsen Liu Bing Sen
Mao Zedong Mao Ze Dong
Chiang Kai-Shek Jiang Zhong Zheng
Kang Youwei (possibly considered one)
Zheng Banqiao Zheng Ban Qiao
Huang Ruheng
Shi Kefa Shi Ke Fa
See also
Japan
Kukai Kong Hai
Emperor Saga Cuo E Tian Huang
Tachibana no Hayanari Ju Yi Shi
Ono Michikaze Xiao Ye Dao Feng
Fujiwara no Sukemasa Teng Yuan Zuo Li
Fujiwara no Yukinari Teng Yuan Xing Cheng
Hon'ami Koetsu Ben A Mi Guang Yue
Konoe Nobutada Jin Wei Xin Yin
Shokado Shojo Song Hua Tang Zhao Cheng
Ryokan Liang Kuan
Yamaoka Tesshu Shan Gang Tie Zhou
Igaki Hokujo Jing Yuan Bei Cheng
Korea
Choi Chiwon coeciweon
Kim Saeng gimsaeng
Tan Yeon tanyeon
Yi Aam iam
Yi Yong iyong
Bak Jega bagjega
Kim Jeonghee gimjeonghyi
Kim Myeong-hui gimmyeonghoe
Han Seokbong hanseogbong
Sejong the Great sejongdaewang
Grand Prince Anpyeong anpyeongdaegun
Kang Sehwang gangsehwang
Yun Sun yunsun
Yi I ii
Yi Hwang ihwang
Yi Sun-sin isunsin
Shin Saimdang sinsaimdang
Jeong Yak-yong jeongyagyong
Kim Okgyun gimoggyun
Styles
There are several word styles in calligraphy. Some of them are; Seal Script (often called small seal script), Clerical Script (sometimes called official, draft or scribal script), Semi-cursive Script (also called running script), Cursive Script (sometimes called grass script), Regular Script (often called 'standard script'), Edomoji, Munjado, and Kao.
Other websites
History of Chinese Calligraphy
History of Korean Calligraphy
Special Issue Of Vietnamese Calligraphy
History of Calligraphy in Vietnam
Calligraphy
Chinese language
East Asia