#japanese caligraphy

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[nobrashfestivity]

Daigu Ryokan, Detail Poem about a Crazy Monk, around 1800

[sunn-mechanic]

i struggled with the ice emperor's armor for so fuckig long and then as soon as i actually go and research and reference old Japanese warlord armor it suddenly makes so much more sense. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE ghrrhghrghgrhgh

[classic-asian-art]

Festival dancers, c.1820 (colour woodblock print) by Yano Yach (1820, colour woodblock print)

[visuarhysm]

https://cosyworks.exblog.jp/30266027/

[xx7sstuff]

[lafaebrique]

The Deer (detail) by Sōtatsu, 17th century.

[missshinazugawa]

I finally finished Lunar New Year art with my oc Yukino x Sanemi >:) (Too many chores and guest to serve when they visit my home to celebrate CNY)

Yas, if u can tell, the pose was based off by Yushiro and Tamayo on KNY manga book 21 cover

I know it's late but by the time I post this was the second day of Lunar New Year so we have more days to celebrate 👹

Taisho secret: Since Yukino was half chinese and half japanese, she will celebrate it with Ubuyashiki and her fellow hashiras by having a party :)

Also, Sanemi looks weird, hope yall don't mind 😭 I'm bad at chinese caligraphy btw but atleast I know how to write it using normal pens or pencil 👹

祝大家新年快乐，万事如意，平安喜乐，大顺大财大吉祥！ 🧧🧨🎆💥🎉🎊

Now...I need to draw YukiNemi Valentine art now...

Do me a favor, DNI if u hate oc x canon

[nakamwrra]

24.10.22 🍁🪔🧦 Nirvana on Fire

Self-cultivation these days:

- did my daily chinese practice; this is going so well, and i am again beginning to consider starting on japanese but i still cannot move forward because of the hiragana and katakana writing system

- did my daily Kanji caligraphy practice

- reading: i haven’t done any reading this week because i am re-watching Attack on Titan and is completely shattering my soul, leaving me in no mood for picking up the book

-10 minutes of daily zen practice with incense sticks and irish coffee in the morning; this habit is getting so consistent and easy to follow that i think will remove it from monitoring

- no biking this week, but walked on foot as much as my free time allowed, with the sole purpose of observing the seasonal changes; it feel so rewarding to see with each new day, how the leaves turn even golden and how the city is getting cooler.

[olusioner-blog]

Harmony Prints and Merchandise Available on Redbud LINK IN BIO Digital Shodo Collection NFT's Available on OpenSea  Search olusioner Yes, I’m still on a Shodo kick. Probably a few more after this then off to something else. Following the serotonin to my next idea. This piece represents the balance of Yin and Yang. Harmony between these two is essential to a happy life. #nft #digitalart #redbubble #caligraphy #lettering #art #tattoo #artwork #graffiti #ink #typography #artist #caligraphyart #fountainpen #graffitiart #handwriting #illustration #letteringart #artgallery #artsandcrafts #artshop #canvas #customlettering #draw #drawing #fish #coyfish #japan #Japanese #harmony https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNOrMPu45Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[asunnydog]

Caitlyn presents Chiasa with a Haiku written in Japanese for Valentine's day it reads 'I want for all time, to fill the space between, your fingers with mine'. She rubs the back of her head "My Caligraphy isn't great, as is my haiku making, but I hope you like it, dear"

"Caiti..." Tears were clearly forming in her eyes as she gripped the paper: clutching it tightly to her chest. It must've been a good century since someone did something like this for her..

"I adore it...thank you."

[graciebarrahimeji]

#Repost @harveydines with @use.repost

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Nice to finally visit @graciebarrahimeji, share some jiu-jitsu & of course go for food afterwards. I look forward to visiting again in the future.

An extra special thanks to @yutaka_kaifu for his hospitality & taking me to Engyoji.

Engyoji Temple, situated in on Mt Shosa was used as a location for 'The Last Samurai'. I was privileged with the opportunity to try Japanese caligraphy & sutra writing, as well as visit sections of the temple normally off limits to the public. We visited after rainfall, which had dettered the crowds & brought the mist, adding to the magic of this place✨️

[wingchunconcepts]

What is the Tao?

The Chinese character for Tao is 道 and means “The Way.” This can simply mean a pathway, a road, or a course to a destination. Tao also has a more metaphorical or philosophical meaning: the *right way* of attaining great skill, higher consciousness or even spiritual perfection.

In many Asian cultures, specific skills were perfected into arts. The practice of those arts became the Way of Tea, or the Way of Caligraphy, or the Way of the Sword. In Japanese, “Tao” became “Do,” and is the suffix to arts like Aikido, Kendo and Judo. In 1975, Bruce Lee’s thoughts on Kung Fu were published in The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. People everywhere became aware that there was a mysterious Tao or Way of gaining superhuman fighting skills.

From The Tao of Kung Fu (2 of 3)

https://www.kungfuonline.com

#kungfu #kungfulife #kungfuonline #wingchun #wingchunkungfu #wingchunconcepts

[nihongotravel]

Let’s get started!

The culture I will be studying will be Japan. From a young age I have always been deeply fascinated by Asian cultures. This mostly comes from an incessant need to breach cultures and ideas outside my own. The first time school had seriously acknowledged other cultures in a somewhat unbiased and academic approach was my 7th grade world history class. Before that, any curiosities I had were sequestered to short themed days, countries in the context of wars America had some participation in, and independent study. It was my favorite class as I got a break from the previous straight 6 years of our Civil and Revolutionary war being shoved down my throat, and actually got to learn and appreciate something new outside my radar. It was like the breath of fresh air I needed to invigorate my academic need to learn again, that is, until the next year when I was shoved right back into another basic U.S. history class. Don’t get me wrong, history of any sort is fascinating to me, but when the same facts and people and quizlets are thrown at you year after year after year, you start to get cabin fever in your own country.

After that, I took every class I could learning about countries outside my own, whatever I could get my greedy little hands on. And because European countries were so close to what I was already familiar with, or at least were touched upon a lot more, I tended to stray further into territories I was much less accustomed to. These would be areas like South America, Africa, and territories of south and east Asia. My freshman year of high school I was extremely lucky to have been offered Japanese classes as a second language elective. The next year it was taken away, but a few more motivated of us partitioned the school to allow us to shuttle to the other high school just so we could continue on to Japanese 2, even being on a second bell schedule. Unfortunately, they did not allow us to do this a third time, but with the basics down, I was able to continue my studies on my own, albeit, with much more difficulty and not nearly as much cultural guidance.

Cut to today where I am majoring in both medical science and psychology, and am hoping to get a certificate in teaching English as a foreign language just so that I can go to Japan to teach, hopefully picking up where I left off in my own studies of that culture and language while I’m at it. As stated earlier, there is still so much I have yet to learn about Japan, and I’m hoping that through this blog I’ll be a bit more prepared in making my move there one day.

Some of the biggest aspects I already about are the language system, comprised of three separate alphabets, each with its own letters/symbols and uses. We have Hiragana, typically the first alphabet taught to school children, which has all the basic sounds of their language in an easy-to-use, streamlined alphabet. Then there’s kanji, which has about the same number of letters and most of the same sounds as hiragana, with the exception that it’s aimed at the phonics of foreign words they’ve picked up for their own usage, (examples being words like: パン  pan, which is Spanish for bread, or ホットドッグ “ho-todo-gu” Or hotdog in English!) The last alphabet is that of Kanji, which is the hardest to master and can change its meaning and sounds based solely off of whatever to put next to it. It’s based on an old Chinese picture alphabet and consists of thousands of characters that even Japanese locals have a hard time with because of just how vast it is. These three alphabets make up the basics of the Japanese language system, and just like Americans, they have their own form of fancy letter form Caligraphy they pride themselves on! (https://learnjapanese123.com/japanglish-katakana-words/ for more examples and information)

Outside of its language, Japan has many branches of culture that range and vary wildly to make up its own unique people. Because of its island set-up, fish and rice is the main staple in many of their main dishes. Their clothing ranges from intricate patterns, robes, and silks and unique jewelries. From its Shinto 70.5% and Buddhist 67.2%t-based religions to its numerous seasonal festivals and unique holidays, Japan has a vibrant and noble culture that has a little of something for everyone. (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/japan/#people-and-society)

In studying other cultures, we do so from the perspective of their own culture, meaning that typically what is written down and recorded will undoubtedly be biased either in the way of how that culture wants to portray itself, or the somewhat ignorant version of the person exploring said culture for the first time through their own cultural lens. To avoid these biases, I aim to get my information from a variety of sources and from people from a variety of backgrounds, so that I may come to my own conclusions.

[unaesthetic-studies]

I was super serious writing this haha

Today my boyfriend and friend from America (on a trip here):

• pounded some mochi and ate it

• wrote our New Years goals (I want to have a beautiful house!)

• meal prepped for next week!

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