Shuji Club: Kakizome 2022

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Japanese Calligraphy

Shuji Club presents New Year's Kakizome Meeting

Venue: West 1 building, International Student Lounge
Dates: January, 12th or 13th, 12:30-14:00
What to bring: Nothing; we will prepare tools, brushes, and some sheets of paper
Fee: Free

Program:

12:25 Meeting time
12:30 Kakizome starts.
12:30-12:45 Brief Introduction and preparations
- Shuji samples with both long and rectangle papers
- Name samples
- Kakizome Template Download [Here]
12:45-13:15 Writing time; choose papers; writing practices
13:15-13:45 Appriciation time
- Comments
- Concluding remarks
- Commemorative photo
- Announcement
- Questionnaires
13:45-14:00 Clean up
14:00 Closing

*We suggest you to participate in casual clothes in case it gets stained.

The origin of Kakizome

Originally, it was a ceremony held at the Imperial Court, but since the Edo period, it has spread to the common people as well. The term "first calligraphy" first appeared in "Hanahikusa" (1636), a haikai treatise written by Nonoguchi Ryuho, a haiku poet in Kyoto in the early Edo period. It is said that if the flame rises high enough, one's handwriting will improve.

Resources

Kakizome week invitation: [link]
Kakizome Samples: [link]
Kakizome Template: [Download]
Japanese Calligraphy Experience Book
Shodo Japan site
Shuji no kiso (The basics of Japanese Calligraphy; MEXT)
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