️ This video takes you inside a Japanese calligraphy school, where students practice the art of shodō, writing kanji and kana with traditional brushes. Watch as they perfect each stroke!

An curved arrow pointing right. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold ...

Large graphite drawings that intertwine the influences of traditional Japanese calligraphy with the techniques and aesthetics of Western drawing are on display in Mayuko Ono Gray’s exhibition, “This ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is made by a single artisan.

Toko Shinoda is a Japanese artist known for sumi ink paintings and prints that blend traditional calligraphy with Modern abstraction. Influenced by American Abstract Expressionists like Jackson ...

International students and others are seen trying out traditional Japanese calligraphy at an event for Girls' Day in Japan, in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on March 2, 2025. (Mainichi/Jangrae Kim ...

The Oklahoma History Center Museum will host a Japanese calligraphy class with JASO on April 12; registration is open through ...

When she was a kid, she loved drawing Japanese characters so much that she begged her parents to let her take calligraphy lessons. Tomoko has been away from calligraphy during her early adulthood.