Brush Writing by R Kuiseko

Brush Writing by R Kuiseko

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A modern approach to the ancient art of Sino-Japanese calligraphy. This volume contains 150 step-by-step illustrations and photographs to take the reader from the basic strokes to the complex.

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Brush Writing by R Kuiseko

A modern approach to the ancient art of Sino-Japanese calligraphy. This volume contains 150 step-by-step illustrations and photographs to take the reader from the basic strokes to the complex. For many a deep and lasting interest in Japanese culture, its people and its language, begins with a fascination for beautifully drawn characters produced by a master calligrapher. Compared with the squarish, regular representation of Chinese characters reproduced in books, newspapers, and magazines by modern printing techniques, the appealing brush strokes of a

RYOKUSHU KUISEKO was born in the city of Nagoya in 1934. Soon after graduating as an English major from Doshisha Women's University in Kyoto, she married a renowned calligrapher. From 1963 she began studying shodo under her husband while assisting at his calligraphy school. The author has held a
special calligraphy class for non-Japanese students for almost twenty years.
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ISBN 13 9780870118623
ISBN 10 0870118625
Title Brush Writing
Author R Kuiseko
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Year published 1988-08-01
Number of pages 104
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.