从书画同源到书画同体

中国书画素有"书画同源"之说,但历代的解说都停留在较低的层面上,其实在书主要用来指称书法之后,中国书画的真实面貌一直都是书画同体。这种同体低层次的表现是使用工具材料上的一致,较高层次是笔墨技法的一致,最终则在中国文化的基本精神"道法自然"上取得统一。实践表明,中国书画的最高境界是书中有画、画中有书,是书画一体的。

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.