Calligraphy
Japanese calligraphy is the art of drawing characters with a brush to express spiritual depth and beauty. Let's look at them!
Japanese calligraphy is a specialized art using a brush and black ink to write kanji characters.
Calligraphy was first introduced into Japan in the 8th century.
Japanese calligraphy has three basic styles: kaisho, gyousho and sousho.
The Japanese brush is a complex piece that should be considered a work of art in itself.
This page shows you kana calligraphies on various objects (folding screen, hanging scroll, fan etc.) and their translations. It also includes introduction of Japanese paper.
Users can see how Japanese calligrahy is made.
This site will be bringing the beauty and fascination of Japanese Calligraphy. It will bring you an understanding and appreciation of this wonderful art form.
This page has overview of the history of calligraphy, Posture and Implements and Virtual Shodo to give it a try yourself.
Nihon Shuji Kyoiku Zaidan (The Japan Calligraphy Education Foundation) was founded in 1953. Today it is Japan's largest calligraphy association, with more than 800,000 members.
This organization offers The "Home study" course for Japanese calligraphy.
This site is devoted to the Japanese Calligraphy of master calligrapher Eri Takase. Here you will find hundreds of examples of original works in Japanese Calligraphy.
