From Homology to Consubstantiality in Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

That Chinese painting and calligraphy are homologous is generally accepted,but traditional explanations rest on quite low level.Actually as handwriting mainly refers to calligraphy, Chinese painting and calligraphy are consubstantial in reality.The consubstantiality of Chinese painting and calligraphy consists in the use of same tools and materials on low level,in the skills of brush and ink on high level,and in the end they are unified with basic spirit of Chinese culture: Doctrine follows the example of nature. Practice shows that the acme of the Chinese painting and calligraphy is that painting illustrates calligraphy and calligraphy shows painting and they are consubstantial.