Thursday, May 15, 2008

書道 | Japanese Calligraphy

夢 
ゆめ
Dream
I was very excited knowing that we will get to learn calligraphy. I've always had a lousy handwriting when it comes to kanji (chinese characters) but I also have found them quite fun. Kanji characters may contain from one to 15 strokes, and each of those strokes must be written with good technique and care. Thick - thin, light - dark, long - short. Even the brushes are unique, some are made from sheep hair, some from bird feathers, and even from hair from a cow's ear.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

when i write chinese character...i never care about stroke that's why no one understand my writing lol

tchiang said...

hahahahha pakkuro... i expect to see improvements in your caligraphy by the end of the trip..no improvement is unacceptable....

pjhkny said...

haha m's comment is funny.
learning jap calligraphy = cool!