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| * CQ26: [[nanpouroku|南方録]] sais that there is nothing more important than the {{ruby|墨跡|ぼくせき}} (//ink traces//), but there' | * CQ26: [[nanpouroku|南方録]] sais that there is nothing more important than the {{ruby|墨跡|ぼくせき}} (//ink traces//), but there' | ||
| * see [[zengo]] and [[zenkiga|paintings]] | * see [[zengo]] and [[zenkiga|paintings]] | ||
| - | * [[https://chanoyu.world/jiku|list of 100 famous scrolls]] | + | * [[https://wiki.chado.no/jiku/|list of 100 famous scrolls]] |
| - | * How to [[https:// | + | * How to [[https:// |
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| + | * [[hanko]] | ||
| - | =====筆===== | + | ===Terms=== |
| - | * When looking at a brush, you're interested in: | + | * {{ruby|墨気|ぼっき}}: //Prima facie// |
| - | * {{ruby|尖|せん}}: Is it really pointy? | + | |
| - | * {{ruby|斉|さい}}: | + | |
| - | * {{ruby|円|えん}}: | + | |
| - | * {{ruby|健|けん}}): | + | |
| - | * (and also ink retention) | + | |
| - | * Size matters (the shorter, the easier to control; but longer gives more expressivity) | + | |
| - | * There are brushes for writing 漢字 and for writing かな (or 仮名). The latter is often made from weasel hair (イタチ毛) or a Siberian weasel (コリンスキー, | + | |
| - | * Brushes are made from different hairs: | + | |
| - | ^ 毛 ^ Reading ^ What it means ^ Character ^ Typical suitability | + | ➡️ Zen priest 大森曹玄 published a book in the 80s with microscopic images comparing Zen master' |
| - | | **羊毛 / 羊毫** | yōmō / yōgō | Goat hair (despite 羊) | Very soft, supple; excellent 墨含み; large expressive pressure range; relatively difficult to control | 行書 ★★★★★ / 草書 ★★★★★ / 大字 ★★★★★ / 楷書 ★★ / 仮名 ★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **鼬毛 / イタチ毛** | itachige | Weasel hair, often tail hair | Fine point, strong spring/腰, smooth, responsive, moderate-good 墨含み | 仮名 ★★★★★ / 細字 ★★★★★ / 楷書 ★★★★★ / 行書 ★★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **コリンスキー** | korinsukī | Siberian-weasel tail hair (*Mustela sibirica*) | Premium weasel hair; fine and relatively long; excellent point, elasticity and good 墨含み | 仮名 ★★★★★ / 細字 ★★★★★ / 楷書 ★★★★★ / 行書 ★★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **狼毫 / 狼毛** | rōgō / rōmō | Usually Chinese-derived term for weasel hair, not wolf | Similar to 鼬: firm, resilient, sharp; quality varies considerably | 楷書 ★★★★★ / 仮名 ★★★★★ / 細字 ★★★★★ / 行書 ★★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **馬毛** | umage | Horse hair; different parts of horse have different properties | Generally strong and resilient; can be coarse; gives forceful, clear strokes | 楷書 ★★★★★ / 大字 ★★★★ / 行書 ★★★ / 仮名 ★ | | + | |
| - | | **天尾** | amao | Particularly resilient hair near root of horse' | + | |
| - | | **狸毛** | tanukige | Raccoon-dog hair | Firm tip, very strong resilience; good when the point needs authority | 楷書 ★★★★★ / 細字 ★★★★ / 仮名 ★★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **鹿毛** | shikage | Deer hair | Coarse/ | + | |
| - | | **兎毛 / 紫毫** | usagige / shigō | Rabbit/hare hair; 紫毫 traditionally refers | + | |
| - | | **玉毛 / 猫毛** | tamamō / nekoge | Cat hair | Very fine, soft, with distinctive sticky/ | + | |
| - | | **貂毛** | tenge | Marten hair | Elastic, supple, durable; fine point | 細字 ★★★★★ / 仮名 ★★★★ / 楷書 ★★★★ | | + | |
| - | | **猪毛** | inoshishige | Boar hair | Very stiff, rough, produces deliberately vigorous/ | + | |
| - | | **兼毫 / 兼毛** | kengō / kanemō | Blend of two or more hairs; not an animal | Properties depend on blend; usually balances strong 腰 with good 墨含み | 楷書 ★★★★★ / 行書 ★★★★★ / 草書 ★★★★ / 初学 ★★★★★ | | + | |
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| - | * Akashiya: From Nara, 300 years history. | + | |
| - | * 一休園: From Kumano (熊野) | + | |
| - | * Collection | + | ===Links=== |
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| - | * large? | + | |
| - | * 羊毛 (which is goat, not sheep, and really annoyingly soft) | + | |
| - | * Cat hair | + | |
| - | * 楷書 | + | |
| - | * Normal | + | |
| - | * Hard | + | |
| - | * For writing letters: | + | |
| - | * Very small 兎 | + | |
| - | * Something big | + | |
| - | * Storage: | ||
| - | * In a 筆巻 to carry around (ventilated!) | ||
| - | * Or hang on a 筆掛け・筆立て | ||
| =====変体仮名===== | =====変体仮名===== | ||
| - | 🔗 https:// | + | 🔗 https:// |