6 - 2012 - Beyond Calligraphy

figure 1 kanji etymology shin 172x3001 - Kanji: 森 (German translation)

森 folgt einem Konzept von drei Piktogrammen des Schriftzeichens für Baum (木, き, ki), kombiniert in einem einzigen Zeichen und betont somit kräftigen

figure 1 symphony of ink PII 218x300 - Symphony of Ink, Part II

The work itself is mesmerizing, a brilliant ink application. The dry strokes, so called “kasure” (掠れ, かすれ) in Japanese, ought to add dynamism yet sometimes

figure 1 kanji etymology shin 172x300 - Kanji: 森

森 follows a concept of three pictographs of a tree (木, き, ki) combined in one character, and it emphasises thick tree growth, i.e. woods.

figure 1 wizards of ink wang xizhi part 4 300x227 - Wizards of Ink: 王羲之 (Wang Xizhi, 303 – 361), Part IV

A total of 21 copies of Wang Xizhi works survived. All of them were created during the Tang dynasty by the order of Emperor Taizong of Tang

figure 1 importance of the srtoke order 247x300 - De l'importance de l'ordre des traits dans l'écriture des idéogrammes

Peu de gens y prêtent attention, mais l’ordre des traits (c’est-à-dire l’ordre dans lequel on écrit les traits de chaque kanji) est plus important qu’il ne

figure 1 kanji etymology jou 239x300 - Kanji: 上

the character 上 originally meant “the higher part (or place)”, and it was represented by two horizontal lines. In later stages its meaning was broadened to

figure 1 climbing the moon tree part 2 f 300x203 - Climbing the Moon Tree, Part 2.

Continuing the story of the Hankeido (桂堂攀, はんけいどう, Hankeidō) workshop, the construction of maki fude (巻筆, まきふで) is most unusual. The first 3rd of the root of the tuft is wrapped and strengthened with a hand-made Japanese hemp paper, also known as washi (和紙, わし). Thus, the name maki (to wrap) fude (brush). Because of…

figure 1 climbing the moon tree part 2 f 300x2031 - 桂堂を攀じる、パート2

筆の芯の部分に丈夫な手漉きの和紙を巻いているため、全体の３分の１しかおりない。そのため…

figure 1 climbing the moon tree p1 filtered 1 300x203 - Climbing the Moon Tree, Part 1

The name chosen by Konoe Iehiro was Hankeidou, which literally means “climbing the wisteria tree”. According to an old Chinese legend, a wisteria tree (桂) grew on the moon,