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Uploaded by on Feb 18, 2009

A few samples of japanese calligraphy in the Zen spirit

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  • can someone please explain the smaller text and the red stamp? is that something like the artists signature? i see that a lot in traditional paintings and have always wondered what it is

  • @BREATHxOFxHEAVEN Yes, the small script is my signature. Sometimes also are written things like the date when the work was done, for example. The hanko (判こ) is the general term for the seal in Japanese, but there are many varieties and descriptions for them by its characteristics and placement in the calligraphy. Rakkan (落款) is to sign and seal the blank space at the (usually) left edge of a completed calligraphy or painting. All of this is very important and must be done carefully.

  • @Sanpitsu interesting. thanks a lot for your timely reply. keep up the good work. ive developed an appreciation of zen through studying religion in college and for calligraphy by doing it on my own. practice is enlightenment.

  • @BREATHxOFxHEAVEN Thank you to you for your interest. I just want to ad that the names used in shodou are ones generally given to you by a teacher. I usually sign with the one given to me by my Zen teacher. Also the seals are in fact a kind of signature and the script used for them is called in Japanese 'tensho" (篆書) or seal script. The seals are also important to authenticate the original works of calligrapers.The squares seals are generally the ones where you engrave your name.Gassho _/I\_

  • i love japanese culture

    in my country i cant do something like this

    i respect japan for a lot of things

    the brush is called fude right?

  • @GachaTaru2011 . Yes, the brush in Japanese is called fude (筆).

    Japanese people are very nice and their culture very refined also. Lets pray that they can totally heal from the tragedy of this year .

    I also hope that you may have the chance to learn and practice shodou or all the japanese ways you may be interested in someday very soon.

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  • @kunstundleben07 Gassho.

    _/I\_

  • @musiclobber Thank you.

    Gassho

    _/I\_

  • Beautiful.

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