Archive for September 2011
平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): そ (i.e. “so”)
The modern form of そ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 曽 (そ, so, i.e. “formerly”, “once”, etc.). Follow the progression of the different scripts
Read MoreWhat to do with ink leftovers?
One of the ingredients of calligraphy ink itself is animal-bone-extract based glue. The same glue is used for gluing ink pieces together. To accomplish this
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): せ (i.e. “se”)
The modern form of せ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 世 (せ, se, i.e. “world”, “society”), though it would seem that semi-cursive style is visually
Read MoreThe 82nd calligraphy exhibition of Konohana Kai (斯華会), Part 2.
It further emphasizes the gently cascading composition of this calligraphy, showing the skill of the calligrapher. Delicate ink accents suggest that it
Read MoreThe 82nd calligraphy exhibition of Konohana Kai (斯華会), Part 1.
The 斯華会 (このはなかい, Konohana Kai) calligraphy association was founded by Master Ono Gadō （小野 鵞堂, おのがどう, 1862 – 1922）110 years ago. 鵞堂 (lit. “Goose Temple”) was
Read More59回無心会書展 – 59th Calligraphy exhibition of Mushin Kai (Part 2).
The style of this calligraphy brilliantly contrasts with its meaning: “to become silent and pray peacefully” (黙而祈寧), depicting complexity of the relation
Read More59回無心会書展 – 59th Calligraphy exhibition of Mushin Kai (Part 1).
I visited the 59th calligraphy exhibition of 書道研究 無心会 (しょどうけんきゅうむしんかい, shodō kenkyū mushin kai, i.e. Mushinkai Calligraphy Research Organisation). 無心会 is
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): す (i.e. "su")
The modern form of す comes from the cursive form of the kanji 寸 (す(ん), su(n), i.e. “approximately 3.03cm”). Follow the progression of the different scripts
Read MoreKanji: 九
九 belongs to the 象形文字 (しょうけいもじ, shōkeimoji, i.e. set of characters of pictographic origin). It is a pictograph of a dragon, or more precisely a dragon-serpent
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): し (i.e. "shi")
The modern form of し comes from the cursive form of the kanji 之 (し, shi, i.e. “of”, “this”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
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