Japanese Calligraphy: Shodo
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Japanese Calligraphy originates from Calligraphy from China, dating back 3000 years. This art form from China reached Japan. In ancient times, Calligraphy in China and Japan has reflected their thinking and spirit, where a single brush stroke is used to show the person's thoughts, soul and emotion.
This book tells you how to use Japanese brush, how to use a brush, how to start writing letters with aesthetic style. This book shows brush technique for Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.
This book is for Japanese Calligraphy beginner and experienced.
Sumiko Knudsen
Sumiko Knudsen er født i Japan, og hun har boet i USA, Storbritannien og i Danmark siden 1986. Hun har arbejdet som information officer ved STB, Scandinavian Tourist Board i Tokyo. Hun er medlem af Turistførerforening i Danmark og hun har med autoritetsguide eksamen. Hun har udgivet 40 bøger inklusive E-bøger om japansk kunst og kinesisk medicin. Hun er forfatter, lærer og privatpraktiserende akupunktør i Danmark.
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Japanese Calligraphy - Sumiko Knudsen
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INTRODUCTION
Japanese Calligraphy originates from Chinese Calligraphy, dating back to about 3000 years ago, where this art form from China reached Japan.
Previously, Calligraphy in China and Japan has reflected their way of thinking, using a single brush stroke to show that person's thoughts, minds and feelings. Shodo, Calligraphy is an art form that has evolved from mirror image with soul and emotion.
I moved from Tokyo, Japan to Denmark in 1986, and I have taught and introduced Calligraphy since 1987.
I learned Calligraphy from my mother since I was 6 years old. She taught Calligraphy at Silver University and schools, etc.
I have decided to write a book on Calligraphy because there are many in Scandinavia and internationally interested in trying to hold Japanese/ Chinese brush with black ink and draw a line with black and white nuance. It is nice to have this book besides teaching in Calligraphy.
I hope the book will be useful to the reader. I'm also glad that I can present Shodo, Calligraphy here.
Finally, I thank Sten Lottrup Knudsen who has checked my English text, and Bo Frydendahl to propose the idea of the text.
Jumiko Knudsen
1. Calligraphy 書道
What is Calligraphy?
(Kaizen) development
Shodo is composed of the words Sho
which means writing, and Do
, which means path or way.
In Japanese, Calligraphy is called Shodo. Japanese Calligraphy, Shodo, is a specialized art of writing Japanese characters using a brush and black ink. It has causes some similarities with Western Calligraphy, but Shodo is considered more of an art form. This is because each character has a special meaning and because of the wide range of available characters. In the Western calligraphy you have 26 characters (English), in Japanese calligraphy there are about 48,000 characters that you can use.
Japanese Calligraphy reflects the soul and mind where one uses a simple brush stroke to express one’s thoughts, mind and feelings.
Script Type
Kaisho
Kaisho literally means writing correctly
. In other words, this is a style where each