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2. Japanese calligraphy - Wikipedia

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   Japanese calligraphy (書道, shodō), also called shūji (習字), is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language. Written Japanese was originally based on Chinese characters only, but the advent of the hiragana and katakana Japanese syllabaries resulted in intrinsically Japanese calligraphy styles.

3. Chinese calligraphy - Wikipedia

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   Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high esteem across East Asia. [1] Calligraphy is considered one of the four most-sought skills and hobbies of ...

4. Suzuri-bako - Wikipedia

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   Suzuri-bako (硯箱; "inkstone box") are a type of Japanese writing box. The boxes are traditionally made of lacquered wood and are used to hold writing implements. [1] Historically, the boxes were associated with calligraphy, and as such they were made using high-quality materials designed to safeguard porcelain inkstones (suzuri) from damage.

5. Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami - Wikipedia

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   Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (菅原伝授手習鑑, Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy)[1] is an ancient Japanese play that has been performed in bunraku and kabuki, and was jointly written by Takeda Izumo I, Takeda Izumo II, Namiki Sōsuke and Miyoshi Shōraku. [2] Along with Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Kanadehon Chūshingura, it is ...

6. Lettering - Wikipedia

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   Some calligraphers and hand-letterers say that calligraphy created with brush pens becomes lettering or faux-calligraphy, [14] but others believe that the approach used to create the letters is more important than the tools used to do so. [1] [15] Typography is the use of type in a repeating system, where each instance of the same letter looks ...

7. Shoshin - Wikipedia

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   The concept of shoshin is used in the art of Japanese calligraphy in the context of Zen, where each stroke is made as though the calligrapher were a beginner to the art. [5]: 14 In Japanese calligraphy shoshin is not an aesthetic choice, but rather a state of mind of the practitioner, one that addresses and counters the paradox within calligraphy where the more one practices, the more the ...