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Today, OrientalSouls is proud to bring you the original artwork of one of Japan’s great [...]
Shodō, traditional Japanese calligraphy, has been studied and carefully practiced by people there for centuries, [...]
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An event of writing your first calligraphy of the year is called Kaki-zome. It is [...]
Sumi ink is a Japanese traditional ink mainly used for Shodo Japanese calligraphy writings. Sumi [...]
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When I say the word kimono, what comes to you mind? Deep, basic coloured robes [...]
“Sudden Shower over Ōhashi Bridge and Atake” (1857) is perhaps the most widely recognized and [...]
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So you’ve read all about Japanese shodō calligraphy here on our blog. You know about [...]
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It was Netherlands Which Paid Attention to Ukiyo-e for the First Time In Edo era [...]
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It’s a typhoon season in Japan. They are big cyclones, so they basically brings only [...]
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One aspect of Japanese culture you might be familiar with without even really knowing it [...]
As the popularity of Japanese knives spreads around the world, the number of brands and [...]
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Katsushika Hokusai is one of the greatest Ukiyo-e artists. He is a most famous Japanese [...]
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