Japanese culture has always been deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and calligraphy has directly inherited our country’s calligraphy culture. It can be said that they are connected in the same vein. Below are the Japanese calligraphy works I have compiled for you. I hope they are useful to you!
Appreciation of Japanese calligraphy works
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Japanese calligraphy education
Japan has been learning Chinese calligraphy for thousands of years since it was introduced from Goryeo in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. During the height of the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent 17 batches of overseas students to China to study Chinese characters, Chinese culture, Buddhism, architecture, music, etc. In the early days, Japanese was improved by two Japanese students using Chinese regular script and cursive script. The Japanese we see now is a mixture of kanji and kana, and its roots are still Chinese characters.
Currently, the Japanese regard calligraphy as a symbol of tradition and fashion, elegance and taste. 1/6 people in Japan practice kanji calligraphy. The views of the Japanese haiku artist Matsuo Basho reflect the current pursuit of the Japanese: Changes in the universe are the seeds of elegance. With this thought in mind, living in plain clothes and a simple shirt, with a clear breeze and bright moonlight, is enough to be elegant; without this thought, sitting in a house full of treasures is also a burden. ?It is worth mentioning that Japanese women, in addition to taking care of the housework, learn calligraphy, painting, poetry, guqin embroidery and other elegant arts. Men who have higher pursuits retreat to the study room in their spare time and focus on articles and scholarship.
In Japan, calligraphy plays a great role in educating the people. Various calligraphy competitions are organized every year. Media such as Sankei Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun, as well as private organizations such as the Calligraphy Alliance, are active organizers of calligraphy activities. Among the winners of the 55th White Fan Calligraphy Exhibition, 30% were children, 50% were women, and more than 10 of them were over 84 years old. There is a family of five, and three of them won the prize. But judging from their certificates and prizes, they are simple and unpretentious, and all focus on spiritual rewards.
Japan’s Gini coefficient is relatively low, about 0.285, making it one of the countries with the smallest income gap in the world. The commodity nature of calligraphy works has been weakened, and sky-high price works are rare. Even works by famous calligraphers cannot be sold for high prices. Calligraphy works are mainly for learning, communication and art appreciation. If a student (disciple) wants to ask for a calligraphy from the teacher, he or she can pay a small fee as a token of respect. Since they share the same interests, the teacher charges no matter the square foot. The prices for calligraphy and painting artworks traded in galleries on the market are within the reach of ordinary people. In comparison, the prices of some so-called "everyone" in China are ridiculously high. One square foot can buy a car or even a house, and it has become a token of elegance and bribery for officials and businessmen.
Learning calligraphy in Japan is a way of life, a life that highly combines materiality and spirituality. One of the characteristics is the art of life, and the second is the daily and daily life of art. Practicing calligraphy has become one of the exercises for cultivating one's moral character and strengthening one's body.
Japanese people like Chinese calligraphy for a long time. In the history of calligraphy, Kukai, Emperor Saga, Tachibana Issei and other "three strokes and three traces" all learned from Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing and others. In the 1860s, Emperor Meiji established a new government and proposed: studying China through traditional culture. Especially in the 1970s, with the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, calligraphy art exchanges between the two countries increased. ?Calligraphy diplomacy? has become the lubricant that promotes the politics, economy, culture, and diplomacy of China and Japan.
Kanji calligraphy still retains its charm in Japan today. In the streets and alleys of Japan, just like in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, with a raise of your head, 60 to 70% of the signs on roads, stations, streets, and shops are in Chinese characters, or in Japanese mixed with Chinese characters and kana. Then I guessed about 70% of the meaning. Except for large public buildings such as airports and stations, building and shop signs are written in handwriting or calligraphy, and rarely in printed form. All temples have "Royal Crimson Seal Offices", where full-time staff write calligraphy brushes for blessings and fortune-telling, inscribe auspicious words, and seal the seals in order to seek God's blessings.
Han culture, especially the Confucianism founded by Confucius, is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Japanese products are synonymous with high quality. The "craftsman spirit" that created this, "respecting heaven and loving benevolence" came from Confucius. Another example is the cashier, which is called "cashier counter" in China and "accounting room" in Japan. The former is commercial and the latter is humane. In Japan, the "bucket" of the trash can is called "foul". "Fou" is the title of China's oldest container and musical instrument. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games? Beating the can and singing? That's right.
Japan’s idea that education is the cheapest national defense is thought-provoking. It is commendable to regard calligraphy as a basic national quality education and children's educational curriculum. In Japan, there are part-time calligraphy teachers in elementary and middle schools, and full-time teachers in high schools. Practicing calligraphy has been one of the ways to cultivate children to understand, abide by, be polite, be diligent and dedicated, and be strict in self-discipline. Confucius said: When you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on your thoughts; when you see an unworthy person, you should reflect on your inner thoughts. ?As a country of Chinese calligraphy, we should do better.