Heart of the Brush: The Splendor of East Asian Calligraphy-Fast Shipping

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Its history, techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy—with anin-depthpractical guide to understanding and drawing 150 characters

Aguide to the history and enjoyment of Chinese and Japanese calligraphythat offers the possibility of appreciating it in a hands-on way—withstep-by-step instructions for brushing 150 classic characters.

This bookis a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the historyand artof calligraphy as it’s been practiced for centuries in China,Japan, andelsewhere in Asia. It works as a guide for the beginnerhoping todevelop an appreciation for Asian calligraphy, for the personwho wantsto give calligraphy-creation a try, as well as for theexpert orafficionado who just wants to browse through and exult inlovelyexamples. It covers the history and development of the art, thentheauthor invites the reader to give it a try.

The heartof thebook, called “Master Samples and Study,” presents 150characters–from”action” to “zen”–each in a two-page spread. On eachverso page thecharacter is presented in three different styles, eachone chosen forits beauty and identified by artist when possible. Thecharacter’smeaning, pronunciation (in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, andVietnamese),etymology, the pictograph from which it evolved, and othernotes ofinterest are included. At the bottom of the page the strokeorder isshown: the sequence of brush movements, numbered in theirtraditionalorder. On each facing recto page is Kaz’s owninterpretation of thecharacter, full page.