An curved arrow pointing right. A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is made by a single artisan.

️ This video takes you inside a Japanese calligraphy school, where students practice the art of shodō, writing kanji and kana with traditional brushes. Watch as they perfect each stroke!

His calligraphy creations are regularly ... Traditional Chinese and Japanese calligraphers use brushes. But Arabic calligraphers use reed or bamboo pens to inscribe the graceful Arabic alphabet.

An curved arrow pointing right. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold ...

“Haste not, Rest not” goes a framed, witty motto in English, hand-written with a traditional Japanese calligraphy brush by Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933). The piece leaps out when visitors step ...

“I’ve been obsessed with brushes for as long as I’ve been obsessed with makeup,” she says. The result is a collection of nine sleek options, inspired by the artistry of calligraphy brushe ...