I ever heard of such a viewpoint in calligraphy circle “Clerical script was used by slaves in ancient time. It belongs to the lower social class and not worth learning.” Now I read some history of Chinese calligraphy and understand that the evolution of calligraphy style follows dialectic logic: if there is a positive side, there must be a negative side. As for the calligraphy style, a regular script follows a cursive script or a regular script is accompanying with a cursive script. From the unearthed materials, we know that clerical script had begun to take shape in Warring States Period. The regular script at that time was seal script and the accessorial script which could be written quickly was clerical script at that time. In Han Dynasty, clerical script became a kind of regular script and some script which could be written quickly became cursive script at that time. Hence, I would like to point out that calligraphy styles are without class. The cognition of the beauty of calligraphy styles vary subject to different ages.

After taking shape in the Warring States Period, clerical script reached its peak in Eastern Han Dynasty. Due to various elements or conditions in the history, clerical script almost couldn’t be seen in other dynasties except some development in Tang Dynasty, not to mention well-known calligraphers. Until Qing Dynasty, owing to various reasons, clerical script began to develop quickly. Generally speaking, there were some famous calligraphers establishing some schools of clerical script in that age. However, it would be too exaggerating if you say it was flourishing during that period. The calligraphy masters in Qing Dynasty influenced not only the people in that age but also people in modern time. Because Qing Dynasty is close to us and many materials are left, so clerical script learners are more fortunate. Therefore, the author researched the clerical script in Qing Dynasty, tried to learn the ancestor’s methods and obtain nutrition to create clerical script with personal style.

The author explored the development of cleric script and the styles of calligraphers in Qing Dynasty. It was attempted to understand the concepts and methods of calligraphers in Qing Dynasty. Furthermore, the disadvantage and advantage of calligraphers were explored in order to learn from them and display in the author’s creation. Besides, with more than twenty years of calligraphy practice, the author also described some results of learning in the past. Of course, some new creations with innovative concepts were just in the experimental stage. Let experts to determine the result.