Sung Dynasty
~ 1057 C.E.
Su Tung-po perfects checkmark calligraphy.
It is said that Su Tung-po spent a lifetime wearing down inkstones. Buddha knows how many hours he toiled, painstakingly
applying the Seven Mysteries of calligraphy to craft the
intricate, meticulous strokes of the ideal checkmark.
Rumored to make men spontaneously weep, (and incidentally created in the year of the Rooster)
the checkmark proves that lasting beauty is its own reward.