Ebony in Japanese Calligraphy — 5 Hand-Brushed Designs

Ebony

黒檀 (kokutan)

The Japanese word 黒檀 meaning "Ebony" is composed of the kanji 黒 (read koku) meaning "black" and 檀 (read tan) meaning "cedar; sandalwood; spindle tree".

Verify: 黒檀 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Ebony (黒檀) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Ebony 黒檀 kokutan Block Vertical VB3C

Ebony (黒檀) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Ebony 黒檀 kokutan Cursive Vertical VC3B

Ebony (黒檀) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Ebony 黒檀 kokutan Design Vertical VD3B

Ebony (黒檀) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Ebony 黒檀 kokutan Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Ebony 黒檀 kokutan Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3D

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.