龍 (りゅう, ryū), i.e.”dragon”. The treasures used were a soft mountain goat brush (羊毛筆) with a long and thin bristle accompanied by thick but dry ink, which helped to create dry strokes emphasising movement. Slightly and gently crumpling the paper resulted in more dramatic feeling to the line. Choosing to hold the brush at the end of its axis increased the brush tip’s unpredictable mobility to a certain extent. Overall, the style could be classified as modern semi-cursive script (現代書道). Size: … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Kanji: 上 (German translation)
1. Bedeutung:darauf, oben, nach oben, erst, aufwärts, hinaufsteigen, Oberfläche, darüber, obere Seite usw. 2. Readings: Kunyomi (訓読み): あ.がり, -あ.がり, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.げる, -あ.げる, うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, のぼ.す, のぼ.せる, のぼ.り, のぼ.る, よ.す Onyomi (音読み): シャン, ショウ, ジョウ Japanische Namen: あおい, あげ, い, か, かき, かず, かん, こう, のぼり, ほつ Chinesische Lesungen: shǎng, shàng 3. Etymologie 上 gehört zu 指事文字 (しじもじ, shijimoji, d.h. einer Gruppe von Schriftzeichen, die simple abstrakte Konzepte … [Read more...]
The 11th Annual “Yū yū Calligraphy Exhibition (calligraphy friends from all over Japan).
Dates: July 27th (Fri) to July 29th (Sun), 2012 Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (4:00 pm on the 29th) Place: Asakusa Public Hall 1-38-6 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo Open to the public free of charge Access: 5 minute walk from Asakusa Station “Yū yū (佑友)”, a calligraphy organization of people from all over Japan, is presenting its 11th annual exhibition. Led by Master Shuuya Yamada, the group was started 10 years ago with 40 budding calligraphers ranging in age from their 20s to their … [Read more...]