The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting (36 page)

slender gold calligraphy 

writing; also means ‘book’ 

the art of calligraphy 

abacus: one of the earliest devices for counting and doing calculations 

a Chinese martial art practised to promote good health 

Heaven 

Language of Heaven (the study of astronomy) 

Land under Heaven 

copper coins 

chop, stamp, seal or symbol 

an outsider; someone who doesn’t belong 

go, a game of strategy for two players, played with ‘stones’ on a board covered with grid lines; the aim is to control as much of the board as possible 

Four Treasures of the Scholar: ink-stick  
(
mo
), ink-stone
(
yan
), brush
(
bi
) and paper
(
zhi
)