about
Gozink Dezine specializes in zen-inspired cards, paintings and websites - clean lines, pure form and clear purpose. Gozink websites combine modern graphics, original artwork and technical excellence.
The calligraphy depicted on Gozink's home page is an abstract rendition of the Chinese character for pond (池). This character can also connote the study of calligraphy (see below). The rendition used here draws from a representation by Wang Fangyu, a master calligrapher of modern time.
calligraphy by the pond
The Chinese term linchi (by the pond) first came to connote the study of calligraphy through the work of Wang Xizhi (321-379), still the most celebrated of all Chinese calligraphers. 
Wang Xizhi revolutionized Chinese calligraphy, developing the xing (walking) style of calligraphy - a flowing style which allows the writer to express feelings and moods through the brush. It is said that Wang Xizhi washed his brushes in the pond next to his house - day after day, the water in the pond turned black with ink.
Wang Xizhi's most celebrated work is Lan Ting Xu (The Prelude to the Orchid Pavilion Collection), composed in 353 at a gathering held at the Orchid Pavilion in Shaoxing, China. Small cups of wine made from lotus leaves were floated down a running stream - when a cup stopped, the nearest person was required to compose a poem, or drink the wine as a forfeit. In a spontaneous gesture, Wang Xizhi wrote the Lan Ting Xu as a prelude to the collection of poems.
The Orchid Pavilion today celebrates Wang Xizhi's achievements and is a center for Chinese calligraphy. The site contains the Muohua (black flower) Pond - where, it is said, Wang Xizhi washed his brushes after practicing calligraphy.
acknowledgment
Jean Shen is gratefully acknowledged for assistance with paintings and calligraphy displayed on this web site - read more about Jean Shen at Dance of the Brush.