FROM SHUJI TO SHODOJapanese character-writing has two stages. First, a student gets acquainted with the tools and learns a basic technique for handling them; this is the SHUJI stage. When he has this technique and can write freely various letters, he goes on to a deeper, more artistic level, SHODO.Click on the pictures below to learn more about the tools of Japanese calligraphy. |
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Sumi |
Suzuri |
Washi |
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