席 "Underlay, woven seat mat", signature + seal, cursive script, China paper, 27 x 54 in. photo © Kolja Quakernack
席 "Underlay, woven seat mat", signature + seal, cursive script, China paper, 27 x 54 in. photo © Kolja Quakernack

Kolja Quakernack, during a tour of his exhibition 'Black on White'. photo © Jiewei Chen
Kolja Quakernack, during a tour of his exhibition 'Black on White'. photo © Jiewei Chen

Writing a Chinese New Year banner during a live show. photo © Yuan Li
Writing a Chinese New Year banner during a live show. photo © Yuan Li
photo © Yuan Li
photo © Yuan Li
photo © Yuan Li
photo © Yuan Li

photo © Yuan Li
photo © Yuan Li

The Qianziwen 千字文 in the style of Ouyang Xun 欧阳询 in semi-cursive script. photo © Kolja Quakernack
The Qianziwen 千字文 in the style of Ouyang Xun 欧阳询 in semi-cursive script. photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack


Calligraphy course led by Kolja Quakernack. photo © Kolja Quakernack
Calligraphy course led by Kolja Quakernack. photo © Kolja Quakernack

photo © Yan Zhou
photo © Yan Zhou
photo © Yan Zhou
photo © Yan Zhou

Chinese characters written with chocolate. One-off art event, Zotter Chocolate Factory Shanghai. photo © Yan Zhou
Chinese characters written with chocolate. One-off art event, Zotter Chocolate Factory Shanghai. photo © Yan Zhou

Chinese tattoo, created by Kolja Quakernack: 自由 ​​"independence, freedom" in semi-cursive script. photo © Kolja Quakernack
Chinese tattoo, created by Kolja Quakernack: 自由 ​​"independence, freedom" in semi-cursive script. photo © Kolja Quakernack

Calligraphy class in a Chinese teahouse, Shanghai. photo © Kolja Quakernack
Calligraphy class in a Chinese teahouse, Shanghai. photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack
photo © Kolja Quakernack


During a calligraphy class. photo © Kolja Quakernack
During a calligraphy class. photo © Kolja Quakernack