Japanese calligraphy (書道, shodō), also called shūji (習字), is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language. Written Japanese was...

traditional East Asian culture. Calligraphy samples from East Asia On Calligraphy by Mi Fu, Song dynasty (China) Japanese calligraphy: Two Chinese characters...

and wash painting Japanese art Japanese calligraphy Korean art Korean calligraphy Songti Three perfections – integration of calligraphy, poetry, and painting...

same as those used in traditional Japanese calligraphy: One uses an ink brush to apply ink to washi (a thin Japanese paper). The circle may be open or...

Culture of Japan. Japanese-City.com Japanese Cultural Events by Japanese Organizations throughout America. The History of Japanese Calligraphy Archived...

A water-dropper (Japanese: 水滴, Hepburn: suiteki, Chinese: 水滴; pinyin: shuǐdī) is a small device used in East Asian calligraphy as a container designed...

blocks of sumi (inkstick) imported from China (Kara) for use in Japanese calligraphy. Karasumi is a high priced delicacy and it is eaten while drinking...

Hiragana (平仮名, ひらがな, IPA: [çiɾaɡaꜜna, çiɾaɡana(ꜜ)]) is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji. It...

the philosophy behind Zen Calligraphy and other Japanese arts. Zenga Bokuseki Nakata, Yujiro. The Art of Japanese Calligraphy, Weatherhill/Heibonsha, New...

Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from...