As the saying goes, one's calligraphy mirrors one's personality. Due to the difference in personality of each master, their writing usually carried their own style, and this helped with identification.
There was a school of Unbridled Passion, a school of Flowing Elegance, and a school of Magnificent Vitality; there were numerous calligraphy styles throughout the years, but none of the old experts there had witnessed a style that was so… precise?
Yes, precise!
When Ye Shuang wrote, he didn't exude the ease and freedom that was normally associated with calligraphy. Instead, he approached the activity with the precision and accuracy of a determined scientific researcher…
Ye Shuang's calligraphy couldn't be called calligraphy; it was more of a scanning and photocopying venture.
