The art of Japanese calligraphy is known as shodo, which literally translates to “the way of writing.” Although the practice originated in China (what with kanji characters being a Chinese import) and was introduced to Japan in the sixth or seventh century, Japanese calligraphy eventually developed its own styles, especially after the invention of hiragana and katakana.
The three basic styles of shodo, however, are quite similar to Chinese calligraphy:
kaisho – regular, block-style script;
gyosho – semi-cursive script; and
sosho (literally: “grass script”) – cursive script
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Despite the introduction of pens and—later on—gadgets, calligraphy has managed to survive to this day; it still has a place in moder
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