19/03/2012All Japan Calligraphy and Literature Association has only 3 dan’s (whereas some other organisations have as many as 9). The…
15/03/2012Characteristic of small seal script, note the circular movement of the brush tip at the beginning of each stroke, indicating…
28/02/2012the way in which the brush is controlled by the arm, wrist and finger, allowing the calligrapher to write a…
23/02/2012A given character written in each calligraphy script may have (and usually does) different forms and stroke order, though the…
16/02/2012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…
14/02/2012In the pair grip method, the brush axis is held between the thumb, and the index finger merges with the…
31/01/2012In this series of articles I will focus on the methods of using a calligraphy brush (筆法, ひっぽう, hippō, lit.…
09/01/2012The art of seal pressing is a vital part of both calligraphy and ink-painting. Without knowledge of how and what…
26/12/2011Seal placement and the quality of the seal impression, so called “seal shadow” (印影, いんえい, in-ei), are crucial and require…
22/12/2011Small calligraphy requires true mastery of the brush to be powerful, for the lines to come alive and heat up…
