"Calligraphy Class" in Japan

Generally speaking, calligraphy classes in Japan are similar to those in our country, and they are all doing the work of "preaching, teaching and dispelling doubts" for calligraphy. The only difference is that what is taught in Japan is what the teacher learned, or what the teacher wrote is handed down. In China, most of them mainly study traditional classics, but there are also some individual phenomena.

In Japan, many overseas students or overseas Chinese are also teaching calligraphy. They teach calligraphy according to ancient calligraphy inscriptions in China, and most of them are calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Wang Duo and Wu Changshuo. But what I have learned is mostly so far, so it is difficult to have both form and spirit. It seems to us that it has a unique flavor. In fact, many students have no intention of being calligraphers. They just come to entertain themselves and have no desire for fame and fortune.

In class, most students are adults, so they take classes after class, and the learning environment is free and relaxed. The homework corrected by the teacher is not much different from that in China. First, the teacher makes a teacher's class, and the students imitate it. Then the teacher comments and corrects it with a red pen, so that the students can see at a glance what they have learned. They usually write directly with lower grade rice paper. At the same time, it imitates creation to create. If there are outstanding works, they will be kept for exhibition.

There are few official calligraphy classes in Japan, and most of them are privately run. Teachers are also uneven and vary in size, but they all live alone. It can be said that the calligraphy class in Japan is not as hot as that in China, and the survival of the fittest is naturally carried out. In my opinion, calligraphy has become less important to some people's lives.