Tag: craft
All the articles with the tag "craft".
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Bonsai (盆栽): The Kanji, the Scroll, and the Display
By K. YamaUpdated:Bonsai means 'tray planting.' What the two kanji say, how to brush them, and why a fine tree is traditionally shown in an alcove beside a hanging scroll.
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Kintsugi (金継ぎ): The Brushwork Behind Golden Repair
By K. YamaUpdated:The gold line of kintsugi is painted with a brush along a crack no one chose. What 金継ぎ means, how the repair is done, and what it shares with calligraphy.
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Washi (和紙) for Calligraphy: How Paper Shapes Every Stroke
By K. YamaUpdated:Why calligraphers fuss over paper: kōzo, mitsumata and gampi, ink bleed and dry-brush, hanshi vs gasenshi, and which side of the sheet to write on.
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