It is a new project I am involved in. I plan on introducing all of the 常用漢字. I hope I can keep up the pace of 3 posts (i.e. 3 kanji) a week.
My first post is here, let me know what do you think.
Kanji: 一
I realize that there are many publications and websites on the subject. Unfortunately many of them are commercialised and erroneous. My articles are based on several calligraphy dicionaries, including two 篆書大字典 (one of them received the Imperial Cultural Reward), and 書道大辞典 published either by 角川, 二玄社 or similar houses specialising in calligraphy books, as well as my personal knowledge gathered during 10 years of studies of calligraphy under one of the most renowend masters in Kantou area. The most valuable source of information in my posssession, however, are fantastic and insanely detailed woks of 白川 静 who is possibly the most famous Japanese authority in the field of the etymology of Chinese characters. He spent his entire life on doing nothing but that, and lived 96 years.
If anyone is interested in daily updates on the above or my other calligraphy related projecs, you may follow me on twitter: @Ponte_Ryuurui
Comments and suggestions are welcome!
My first post is here, let me know what do you think.
Kanji: 一
I realize that there are many publications and websites on the subject. Unfortunately many of them are commercialised and erroneous. My articles are based on several calligraphy dicionaries, including two 篆書大字典 (one of them received the Imperial Cultural Reward), and 書道大辞典 published either by 角川, 二玄社 or similar houses specialising in calligraphy books, as well as my personal knowledge gathered during 10 years of studies of calligraphy under one of the most renowend masters in Kantou area. The most valuable source of information in my posssession, however, are fantastic and insanely detailed woks of 白川 静 who is possibly the most famous Japanese authority in the field of the etymology of Chinese characters. He spent his entire life on doing nothing but that, and lived 96 years.
If anyone is interested in daily updates on the above or my other calligraphy related projecs, you may follow me on twitter: @Ponte_Ryuurui
Comments and suggestions are welcome!