Japanese calligraphy
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Japanese calligraphy, also called Shūji, is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language. Written Japanese was originally based on Chinese characters only, but the advent of th
A traditional inkstone to grind ink and water against.
A typical brush used for calligraphy.
Inscription on the halo of the statue of the Medicine Buddha, Hōryū-ji Temple Written in the 7th century
Gakki-ron, written by the Empress Kōmyō in 744. She copied this text from Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi's and today this is regarded as one of the most important copies of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. (see also: File:Gakkiron 2.jpg)
Washi
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Washi is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry bush. Washi is used in many traditional Japanese ar
Japanese calligraphy
…inkstick (墨, sumi).The hardened mixture of vegetable or pine soot and glue in the shape of a stick. The best inksticks are between 50 and 100 years old. Mulberry paper (和紙, washi) An inkstone (硯, suzuri) to grind the inkstick against, mixed with water. Other tools include: A paper weight (文鎮, bunchin) to hold the paper…
Sugiharagami (杉原紙), a kind of washi
Preparing the liquid. Washi-making at Echizen, Fukui Prefecture
Pulp is scooped onto a screen.
The papermaker carefully stacks each wet sheet of pulp left on the screen one by one.