Grounded in the new paradigm of 'transtantiation' in Translation Studies, in combination with the 'psycho-historical framework for the science of art appreciation' in the field of Empirical Aesthetics, it is suggested that aesthetic appreciation inherently requires a historico-cultural understanding. A total of 30 expert calligraphers and 54 non-calligraphers used a 6-point semantic differential scale with 15 paired bipolar word-level adjectival descriptors (15 dimensions) regarding three main components (3 components) relating to digital regular script Chinese calligraphy developed by prior research and rated two groups of six digital Chinese calligraphic characters (one authored by an expert calligrapher and the other by a non-expert) generated by Gen-AI e-Pen. Two-way ANOVA results have revealed statistically significant connoisseurship in calligraphers' ratings, in comparison to non-calligraphers', with respect to such four dimensions as (1) Stable Strokes - Shaky Strokes (SS); (2) Even Space Layout - Uneven Space Layout (SL); (3) Paper-Penetrating Stroke Force - Weak Stroke Force (SF); and (4) Outward Open Structure - Crowded Structure (SC). Concurrently, the results have shown marginal significant expert connoisseurship in calligraphers' ratings, with respect to such other two dimensions as (1) Powerful Starting Stroke - Weak Starting Stroke (ST); and (2) Tight Center Core - Loose Center Core (CC), where digital regular script calligraphy is concerned. The study has therefore (a) further confirmed the effect of expertise on aesthetic appraisal of digital regular script Chinese calligraphy; (b) furnished evidence for expert connoisseurship in association with aesthetic appraisal of digital regular script Chinese calligraphy generated by Gen-AI e-Pen; and (c) revealed significant historic-cultural elements that may potentially contribute to the expert connoisseurship for distinguishing the finer details and nuances in digital calligraphic appraisal.
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TMUE Journal of Language and Literature 32, p.119-147
