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The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called 'oracle bones'-recorded divination used by the Shang royal house. The words were carved with a stylus, some were written with brush and ink made of lampblack or cinnabar. On bronzes, inscriptions were cast on sacrificial vessels, ritual bells, and ______.
The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called 'oracle bones'-recorded divination used by the Shang royal house. The words were carved with a stylus, some were written with brush and ink made of lampblack or cinnabar. On bronzes, inscriptions were cast on sacrificial vessels, ritual bells, and ______.
seals
These inscriptions range from a few to as many as five hundred ______.
These inscriptions range from a few to as many as five hundred ______.
characters
The brush pen was used as early as the seventh or sixth century B.C.E. The holder is made of bamboo, and the tip is made of wolf, rabbit, or ______ hair.
The brush pen was used as early as the seventh or sixth century B.C.E. The holder is made of bamboo, and the tip is made of wolf, rabbit, or ______ hair.
goat
Brush-point size depends upon its use in executing different styles of ______.
Brush-point size depends upon its use in executing different styles of ______.
The brush was used in conjunction with ink, a permanent black pigment that could not be washed out after being ______.
The brush was used in conjunction with ink, a permanent black pigment that could not be washed out after being ______.
Archaeological evidence shows paper was invented around the first century B.C.E. By the third century C.E., paper was already widely used for making ______.
Archaeological evidence shows paper was invented around the first century B.C.E. By the third century C.E., paper was already widely used for making ______.
Since paper was made of readily available materials, such as raw hemp and tree bark, it was inexpensive to ______.
Since paper was made of readily available materials, such as raw hemp and tree bark, it was inexpensive to ______.
