How to write the calligraphy inscription of April 20 19?

The traditional format can be divided into two parts. Common only the next paragraph, the format is:

Time (usually not Gregorian calendar)+(%location)+author+(respect) book

Such as: "Ding Chun (Xiahuan) worships books in Gufengtang XX".

In traditional calligraphy, dates are marked by years, and months are marked by lunar calendar, not specific to a certain day. .

Hard-pen calligraphy, if arranged horizontally, can be in modern format: 20 19 April XXX book. If it is vertical, it should also be in the traditional format.

In ancient times, letters, calligraphy and paintings all had inscriptions. When giving gifts, the names and dates were written vertically with a brush to indicate the giver and the recipient, which is also a form of expression of calligraphy art.

A calligraphy work should be completed in the overall sense, and the inscription can better show the accomplishment and talent of a calligrapher. Nowadays, many people sign official documents and notes, which are generally written horizontally, indicating that they have legal effect.

There are many ways to express dates in paintings and calligraphy works of past dynasties.

By knowing the date, we can grasp the styles and characteristics of calligraphers' works in different periods when reading inscriptions, and understand the era and historical background of a calligraphy work, which is helpful to improve our ability to appreciate calligraphy and painting.

Ancient painters and painters generally used the method of combining the emperor's year number with the official calendar and lunar calendar to record the year, month and day as needed. For example, Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting: "Yonghe is nine years old and ugly at the beginning of spring"; "Yonghe Nine Years" is the year number of the emperor, and "Guichou Year" is the year of the dry calendar.

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