East Asian calligraphy

calligraphic tool

handwriting, traditional calligraphic script style of East Asian orthography

An inkstone is a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink. In addition to stone, inkstones are also manufactured from clay, bronze, iron, and porcelain. The device evolved from a rubbing tool used for rubbing dyes dating around 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. It is part of traditional Chinese stationery.

Inksticks () or ink cakes are a type of solid Chinese ink used traditionally in several Chinese and East Asian art forms such as calligraphy and brush painting. Inksticks are made mainly of soot and animal glue, sometimes with incense or medicinal scents added. To make ink, the inkstick is ground against an inkstone with a small quantity of water to produce a dark liquid which is then applied with an ink brush. By adjusting the strength and duration of the ink grinding process, artists and calligraphers may adjust the concentration of the produced ink to suit their tastes.

conventional order in which CJKV characters should be written

a term used to refer to the ink brush, inkstick, paper and inkstone used in Chinese calligraphy calligraphy traditions

Demonstration of CJK character strokes

basic calligraphic component needed to draw CJKV characters used in East Asia

calligraphy technique of the Classical Mongolian script – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2013

writing system used in the Western and early Eastern Zhou dynasties of China

A , also known as a brush pen, is a cartridge-based writing implement used in East Asian calligraphy; it is, in essence, a cross between an ink brush and a fountain pen.

right|250px|thumb|Portrait of Matsuo Bashō by [[Yokoi Kinkoku, c. 1820. The calligraphy relates one of Bashō's most famous haiku poems: Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto (An old pond / a frog jumps in / the sound of water).]]

type of scroll painting

The handscroll is a long, narrow, horizontal scroll format in East Asia used for calligraphy or paintings. A handscroll usually measures up to several meters in length and around 25–40 cm in height. Handscrolls are generally viewed starting from the right end. This kind of scroll is intended to be read or viewed flat on a table, in sections. The format thus allows for the depiction of a continuous narrative or journey.

mid-13th century emaki, a Japanese picture scroll, inspired by the diary of Murasaki Shikibu

Bokuseki (墨跡) is a Japanese term meaning “ink trace”, and refers to a form of Japanese calligraphy (shodō) and more specifically a style of zenga developed by Zen monks.

typeface styled to mimic the brush strokes used in Chinese characters; often used to convey a sense of Orientalism; frequently viewed as culturally insensitive or offensive

East Asian calligraphic tradition, used to write the Tibetan language