Directory of Calligraphy Resources

This category is for Japanese traditional (non-Western) calligraphy.

Websites in Japanese should be submitted to World: Japanese.

Resources in This Category

Calligraphy

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0122)
Short discussion of styles and status.
Eri Takase Artworks

http://www.takase.com/
Site features hundreds of works, articles and books on Japanese art and culture as related to calligraphy.
Ichijisho Calligraphy

http://www.artseensoho.com/
An exhibit by Mokkan Kakishita at the Cast Iron Gallery in NYC's Soho district.
Shodo - Japanese Calligraphy

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2095.html
Short, illustrated introduction: the required tools and the three styles of character formation.
Shodo's Room

http://markun.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/japan/shodou/index-e.html
Examples by Mayumi Kitazawa, a student at Shinshu University. Includes some movies.

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