【Must-sees for parents and kids!】What is traditional Japanese calligraphy?

Good evening!

Today, I would like to introduce some things what to use by Japanese calligraphy.☆彡（To be honest, it should be told in the beginning of this blog…）

To begin with, why is it always in hiragana when it's a calligraphy blog!

Have you ever wondered. Where is the calligraphy?

I will explain two advantages of learning from Hiragana first.

①You can write after you get used to the letter forms

It is so difficult to write some words with a brush without experience.

It is much less difficult to start with Hiragana, a simplified version of kanji developed by the Japanese.

Not so awkward to approach.

➁Increased the time of practice

There may have been a time before World War II when a brush was the norm, but today, pens are the norm.

I believe that formal documents are required to be written with an indelible pen.

It would be obvious whether you are more likely to use a brush or a pen. pen＞brush

Learning from the most frequently used methods is a good way to build up practice.

Since we use these letters daily, including our own names, we want people to be aware of them on a daily basis.

Based on the above, please start by writing "Hiragana" with a pencil or pen.

Since pens require more pressure, we recommend that parents use pens and children use pencils (B or 2B).

After that step is calligraphy.

The following is the minimum required at first.

子供用 書道セット 習字セット チェック柄ケース 本石硯 筆巻き付き 10点 『硯 固形墨 墨液 太筆 細筆 文鎮 筆巻 下敷き スポイト』 習字道具 書道用品 児童 子供 男の子 女の子 小学生 バッグ 学童 書写 フルオープン 価格：5236円（税込、送料別) (2022/6/8時点) 楽天で購入

This one comes with a case, so I think it is a good deal.

Without a case, it would still fall apart…

Oops! My apologies! What is the minimum required:

①Large and small brushes (fude) at any size: for writing letters and names

2000円ポッキリ 送料無料 書道筆 大筆 小筆 三蔵 飛雲貫之 2本組 大人用 子供用 書道 習字 毛筆 川尻筆 馬毛筆 楷書 オリジナル 書道用品 価格：2000円（税込、送料無料) (2022/6/8時点) 楽天で購入

➁Paperweight (bunchin): holds a Japanese writing paper（hanshi)

【10％OFF】 文鎮 呉竹 『文鎮 山海』 書道 習字 鋳物 小物 書道用品 ギフト プレゼント 価格：1108円（税込、送料別) (2022/6/9時点) 楽天で購入

③Ink stone (suzuri): put ink in it

呉竹 硯 すずり 本石 青藍 4.5平 HA205-45 - 送料無料※600円以上 メール便発送 価格：885円（税込、送料無料) (2022/6/9時点) 楽天で購入

④Calligraphy ink (bokujyu): used in the suzuri

開明 筆運びが軽い にじみを防ぎ筆を傷めない 乾きが早い 書道液銀ラベル横口180ミリ 書道用品 書液 価格：150円（税込、送料別) (2022/6/9時点) 楽天で購入

⑤Japanese writing paper (hanshi)…paper for writing letters

書道 半紙 無印半紙 1000枚 白色 【楽天ロジ便】 【あす楽】 | 書道用品 書道用紙 書道半紙 習字 教室 学校 大人 小学生 子供 初心者 練習 おすすめ 半紙屋e-shop 価格：2310円（税込、送料無料) (2022/6/9時点) 楽天で購入

These are the above five items.

I am sure that the process of rubbing ink stone with water - to make sumi ink - will be taught at school (Sorry, Japanese only).

I think there is no problem if you omit the dropper and calligraphy ink when you do it at home.

In our next issue, I will also show you what my children use.(*^^*)