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Originally Posted by shodo
Very true. There is definitely a very strong connection between the two.
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Three, actually: calligraphy in China, Korea, and Japan have a strong affinity among themselves.
It's like this traditional arts: you need to know Korean traditional art to understand Japanese traditional arts; vice versa. There is a huge common ground between them. But then, you REALLY need to understand Chinese traditional art to understand Korean and Japanese traditional art; vice versa.
If you want to get the gist of traditional art, don't focus on a tiny limited region; think bigger to understand things bigger.
