Archive for February 2012
Logic Behind The Magic – Brush Techniques, Part III (a).
the way in which the brush is controlled by the arm, wrist and finger, allowing the calligrapher to write a desired line.
Read MoreShifty Characters
A given character written in each calligraphy script may have (and usually does) different forms and stroke order, though the stroke order is less rigid in
Read MoreMagnificent Ink Giants
To give you some comparisons, it takes me approximately 12-15 hours to prepare 0.5 litres of ink, and I use an ink grinding machine that is capable of
Read More心弾めば、筆踊る： 書道 研究会にて
書道は、プライドや目標、競争心といったものなくても栄えるものである。書道は、世俗的なものを否定し、非現実的なものを賞賛することで上達する。自分のやってきたことが報われる時は、とても気分がいいものだ。ただし、[…]
Read MoreLogic Behind The Magic – Brush Techniques, Part II (b).
単包法 (たんほうほう, tanhō hō）, where the ring finger and the small finger are adjacent to the inner side of the palm, and the brush is held with the three remaining
Read MoreLogic Behind The Magic – Brush Techniques, Part II (a)
In the pair grip method, the brush axis is held between the thumb, and the index finger merges with the middle finger (first pair), supported from underneath
Read MoreKanji: 山
A 山 írásjegy hangzása, valamint másodlagos jelentései sok szállal kapcsolódnak az ősi kínai mítoszokhoz. Az “Egyszerű írásjegyek magyarázata és összetett
Read MoreKanji: 字
字 is composed of two characters, 子 (し, shi, “child”) and 宀 (べん, ben, i.e. “roof” radical, found in Chinese characters). 宀 in the character 字 symbolizes a
Read MoreThe Tale of Nushu
Nushu characters are not of a semantic nature. They have phonetic relevance to the local Chengguan dialect (城關土話, pinyin: Chéngguān tǔhuà), which is why
Read MoreIlliterate heart – reflections on self.
in his brilliant writing that crosses the boundaries of several centuries, crushing norms, opposing the canons of the mighty Tang and reaching straight to our heart.
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