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Japanese calligrapher
 
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07-22-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by kunitokotachi View Post
I don't know but I was once told that you could sit seiza until your heart becomes calm and write the most beautiful caligraphy.
It does not have to be seiza. Chinese write it at the table. The aim is to calm down, and usually it is achieved through preparing the ink. Monotony of circular movements, the scent of ink and glancing at the 手本 or simply imagining your 書if its not 臨書 allows the calligrapher to enter a pre-meditative state. He is dragged in further into a state of bliss through writing. Important is the way we sit, and use our body and mind to write, however it does not have to be seiza.
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