丹田 tanden Tanden

In Japanese culture, tanden is the source of ki and is located just below the belly button. Master Takase discusses this in detail in an excellent article Hara: Master Calligrapher Eri Takase on the Art and Energy of Japanese Calligraphy.

Also see the Wikipedia article Dantian for more information.

Tanden (丹田) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tanden 丹田 tanden Vertical Block VB2C

Tanden (丹田) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tanden 丹田 tanden Vertical Cursive VC2B

Tanden 丹田 tanden Vertical Cursive VC2C

Tanden (丹田) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tanden 丹田 tanden Vertical Jiun VD2B

Tanden (丹田) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Tanden 丹田 tanden Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Tanden 丹田 tanden Horizontal Block HB2A

Tanden 丹田 tanden Horizontal Cursive HC1A

Tanden 丹田 tanden Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

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