On The "House Leakage" In Calligraphy

"Wu Lou Hen"(a pen technique which seems like the watermark dripping from the roof.) is a significant concept in the history of Chinese calligraphy esthetics. Providing a powerful support for calligraphy techniques and aesthetic, it represents and corresponds to the nature of artistic calligraphy. Also, it carries and conveys various aesthetic standards and explores more possibilities for the development and innovation for calligraphy.The visualized term "Wu Lou Hen"is quite obscure shown in calligraphy, which leads to calligraphers in different times have different views. In fact,"Wu Lou Hen", a kind of cultural heritage, which preserves numerous ideological culture information, is the essence of traditional culture. Therefore, when it comes to calligraphy, further analysing of "Wu Lou Hen" is necessary.In the development of calligraphy, the techniques of scoring, molding, casting, writing and sharpening all infiltrate into the thought of "Wu Lou Hen". Incorporating with Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, it shows a grand beauty of neutralization and sublime. In addition, smooth and strong lines are practically obvious in the technique of "Wu Lou Hen". All in all, it provides great guidance for calligraphers in different times. Hence, calligraphy masters emerge in large numbers.From "Wu Lou Hen" we can perceive the critical thinking and research methods of ancient people. In order to enrich and develop the classic of Chinese traditional culture, we should not only study from the surface to the center, trace to the source and absorb the essence of traditional culture in calligraphy creation and theoretical research, but also find the correspondences of calligraphy creation in the prosperous culture development.