Month: September 2020

Drawing Japanese Koi pond

Japanese calligraphy painting of Koi pond Kakejiku hanging scroll

Most of Japanese gardens have Koi pond. Koi pond is the symbol of Japanese garden. There are stones around Koi pond, sometimes there is even a stone bridge over the koi pond. Pine trees, bamboo trees and other trees are

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From calligraphy art to colored Japanese painting

Japanese ZEN style Sakura cherry blossom painting wall decor

I was making calligraphy artworks for a while, and soon after, I started using color in my paintings. I love the simplicity of Ink art, just black and white and its gradation color. However, Sakura cherry blossoms should also look

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Sensitivity of Japanese painting, Ink painting art “墨絵(Sumie)”

Japanese painting calligraphy Ink art Kakejiku wall decor ZEN circle with Mt Fuji and bamboo

When I started doing calligraphy again, I did not think about painting. Ink painting (墨絵 Sumie) is well known in Japan, and my grandmother used to do Ink painting art, so it was familiar to me too. Plus I liked

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Doing calligraphy is meditation

Japanese calligraphy Ichigo Ichie One in a lifetime meeting 一期一会

After receiving calligraphy tools from our grandparents, I started doing calligraphy again. Soon after, I realized doing calligraphy is a good meditation. Calligraphy is one of the main Japanese culture, and related to our history. In our Japanese history, calligraphy

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Japanese beauty – Japanese calligraphy

making calligraphy art painting

We have learned calligraphy since we were small kids. This is not unusual, as all kids learn calligraphy at elementary school. Calligraphy is a part of our culture. Calligraphy comes from China, same as Chinese characters “Kanji(漢字). Now we have

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Kimono style modern ZEN small hanging scrolls – Kakejiku wall decoration

Japanese Kimono small Kakejiku hanging scroll of Koi fish painting art

Small compact size Kakejiku hanging scroll – Kimono silk and fabric, Japanese painting art

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Do you like Bamboo forest?

Japanese painting calligraphy art hanging scroll Kakejiku wall decor bamboo

Do you like bamboo forest?  We have Japanese style bamboo painting artworks!

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Japanese painting ZEN hanging scroll Kakejiku wall art

Extra long Drago Ryujin calligraphy art kakejiku hanging scroll
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