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Calligraphy: Chinese & Japanese
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Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy: A Structured Course in Creating Beautiful Brush LetteringChinese Calligraphy Made Easy: A Structured Course in Creating Beautiful Brush Lettering by Rebecca Yue
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.00
"This is a fabulous introductory how-to book on Chinese calligraphy. The text and examples are large, the overall presentation of the material is clear and artful."
Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged EditionChinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition by Yee Chiang
Buy new: $19.11 / Used from: $4.95
"... provides an excellent introduction to the art of Chinese Calligraphy as well as to the idiosyncrasies of Chinese aesthetics."
Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6 by Eri Takase
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $19.76
"It is almost like having my own private instructor, available any time, day or night, there for me whenever I have time to study my calligraphy."
Zen Brushwork: Focusing the Mind with Calligraphy and PaintingZen Brushwork: Focusing the Mind with Calligraphy and Painting by Tanchu Terayama
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"... simple exercises and practices that one can follow to expand one's mind and meditation skills through the arts of calligraphy and painting ..."
Brush Writing: Calligraphy Techniques for BeginnersBrush Writing: Calligraphy Techniques for Beginners by Ryokushu Kuiseko
Buy new: $19.71 / Used from: $1.94
"This is a good book for beginning students learning to write Kanji and Hiragana. The large format makes it easy to see how to form the character correctly."
Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: the History of 214 Essential Chinese/japanese CharactersChinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: the History of 214 Essential Chinese/japanese Characters by Edoardo Fazzioli
Buy new: $32.05 / Used from: $1.07
"For each of the 214 radicals, you get a nice story explaining the history of the radical along with illustrations of the character's evolution from ancient pictographs to its current form."
Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and Painting: Its History, Aesthetics, and TechniquesChinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and Painting: Its History, Aesthetics, and Techniques by Kwo Da-Wei
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"use of the brush from a historic point of view. He also shows how brush technique and written language developed and explains to his western readers how to "see with oriental style" ..."
The Art of Chinese CalligraphyThe Art of Chinese Calligraphy by Jean Long
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $4.95
"... provides practical instruction in Chinese calligraphy, blending in historical background and explanations of how the characters are used in Chinese art."
Brushed Voices: Calligraphy in Contemporary ChinaBrushed Voices: Calligraphy in Contemporary China by I-Kuo Chang
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"The catalog contains insightful discussions of the artists' ideas and use of the brush, as well as biographical information about each artist."
Art of Twentieth-Century Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese MastersArt of Twentieth-Century Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Masters by Audrey Yoshiko Seo
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"The lives of this contemporary masters and the facts that made their inspiration flow, are descripted with clarity and passion."
Traces of the Brush: The Art of Japanese CalligraphyTraces of the Brush: The Art of Japanese Calligraphy by Louise Boudonnat
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"Just remember that this is a book on history, attitudes and ways of looking at the japanese calligraphy. This in not a text on calligraphy techniques."
Sacred Calligraphy of the EastSacred Calligraphy of the East by John Stevens
Buy used from: $11.78
"Extraordinary in its coverage of background, theory, examples and exercises, it sure is an excellent addition to ... finding a creative and trascendental outlet for his creativity."
Out of the Ordinary : Calligraphy and MeditationsOut of the Ordinary : Calligraphy and Meditations by Anthea Dove
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Out of the Ordinary : Calligraphy and Meditations (Paperback) by Anthea Dove, Christina Caldwell
The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925 by Stephen Addiss
Buy used from: $34.99
"I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Zen, in art, in the Japanese culture or with a desire to better understand the view of life seen by awakened men and women."
Zen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keido RoshiZen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keido Roshi by Jason Wirth
Buy new: $31.04 / Used from: $30.05
"This gorgeous book looks at the art of Japanese Calligraphy through the eye of the philosopher-- and illuminates the beauty, grace, and subtelty of this seemingly simple art form ..."
The Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy: Create Your Own Chinese Characters and Symbols for Good Fortune and ProsperityThe Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy: Create Your Own Chinese Characters and Symbols for Good Fortune and Prosperity by Qu Lei
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $4.02
"This is the absolutely perfect book for ANY beginner as they take their first steps on the 1000 mile journey of Chinese calligraphy"