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.

A course in traditional creative Japanese calligraphy and philosophy led by Campbell Sandilands. Learn about the ancient art form of ‘Shodo’, the ‘way of the brush’, grind your own ink and ...

ink and brushes (for calligraphy, ink painting and the Japanese painting style called Nihonga) made by Kyoto’s few remaining fude shokunin. The store’s owners, the Ogawa family, can trace the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — When Japanese calligraphy artist Chiyo Sanada paints, there's more going onto the canvas than ink. She expresses herself when she creates — each brush stroke is a feeling.