{"id":2953,"date":"2022-01-31T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/?page_id=2953"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:00:28","slug":"japanese-calligraphy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/art-design\/japanese-calligraphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Calligraphy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a birthday present, sempai Daan gave me a sumi-e set. With some help from my friend\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jolijndewolf.nl\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jolijn\u00a0<\/a>and a YouTube playlist, I ventured into bamboo, ens\u014d circles, a lot of cats&#8230; and shodo, the &#8220;way of writing&#8221;. This style of calligraphy is one of the oldest and most profound traditional art forms in Japan, developed and appreciated since the 5th century. Below, you&#8217;ll find some of my modest attempts. More about my love for ink can be read in <a href=\"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/japan-fans-budogirl-creative-with-black-ink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari-956x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2959\" srcset=\"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari-956x1024.jpg 956w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari-280x300.jpg 280w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari-768x823.jpg 768w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari-1433x1536.jpg 1433w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yukari.jpg 1911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><figcaption>When pronounced as \u3086\u304b\u308a(yukari), \u7e01 means related to (some person or place); affinity; connection.<br>When pronounced as \u3048\u306b\u3057 (enishi), \u3048\u306b (eni) or \u3048 (e), \u7e01 means fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection family ties; affinity opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship) and\/or &#8220;pratyaya&#8221; &#8211; a Buddhist concept about indirect conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman-1024x522.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman-300x153.jpg 300w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman-768x391.jpg 768w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman-1536x783.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gaman.jpg 1739w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The word \u6211\u6162 [GAMAN] means &#8220;patience; endurance; perseverance&#8221;. 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