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About Japanese Calligraphy |
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Calligraphy Tools |
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Three main tools are essential to doing Japanese Calligraphy. These are: |
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- Calligraphy brushes (fude) |
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- Calligraphy ink (sumi) |
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- Calligraphy paper (shodo yoshi) |
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Other tools include the following: |
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- Inkstone (suzuri) |
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- Paperweight (bunchin) |
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- Felt undercloth (shitajiki) |
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- Brush rest (fudeoki) |
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- Water reservoir (mizuire) |
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- Seal (in) |
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Japanese Calligraphy Writing |
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In Japanese Calligraphy Writing, every handwritten Japanese character is made up of separate strokes, from one to as many as thirty-three. Some or all of these strokes may be connected in a single continuous line. |
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