Section 2: kaisho Basic
Welcome to Takase Shodokai
This is the second section of the Takase Shodokai Japanese Calligraphy Series. Here we continue to focus on the basic strokes of the kaisho font. Remember that kaisho is a bold and precise style. Our emphasis in this section is to continue to practice the lines and strokes previously introduced.
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Lesson 7
主 shu · Lord
Lesson 7 gives us a chance to revisit the three yokoga that we first worked on in lesson 2.
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Lesson 8
月 tsuki · Moon
tsuki gives us a chance to practice a hidaribarai along with a tensetsu that ends in a tategahane. tsuki is a deceptively simple character that is often seen in Japanese Calligraphic works.
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Lesson 9
花 hana · Flower
hana is going to give us good practice in contrasting the harai and hane strokes as there are two each in this character.
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Lesson 10
岩 iwa · Rock
iwa gives us a chance to revisit tensetsu which has two that are in opposite directions.
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Lesson 11
友 tomo · Friend
tomo gives us the opportunity to practice the harai strokes. There are three in this one simple character with two hidaribarai and one migibarai.
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Lesson 12
目 me · Eye
We have been practicing the harai and hane strokes in most of the characters. For this final lesson we are going to use me which is all tatega, yokoga and tensetsu.