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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.
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The first suzuri-bako were developed in 9th-century Japan. [2] At the time, calligraphy was an integral part of Japanese society. In order for a writer to produce a high-quality calligraphy script, a set of precise tools was needed. The most important of these tools was the inkstone, which was required to hold and transfer ink onto a writer's ...
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Her mother, Yasuko Kanazawa, had studied calligraphy under Taiun Yanagida, another notable calligraphist. [2] When Shōko was five years old, Yasuko opened a calligraphy school at her home in Ōta, Tokyo where she began teaching her daughter calligraphy as well. [2] The school, opened for children in their neighborhood, was to help Shōko make ...
These modifications set the foundation of Japanese-style calligraphy (Wayō 和様, as opposed to Chinese-style calligraphy or Karayō 唐様), which was later refined by other two masters, Fujiwara no Sukemasa and Fujiwara no Yukinari. Wayō was accredited and practiced, as a pure Japanese art form, until the mid-19th century.
Decorative kakemono and ikebana in an onsen hotel. A kakemono (掛物, "hanging thing"), more commonly referred to as a kakejiku (掛軸, "hung scroll"), is a Japanese hanging scroll used to display and exhibit paintings and calligraphy inscriptions and designs mounted usually with silk fabric edges on a flexible backing, so that it can be rolled for storage.