Browsing the blog archivesfor the day Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Silk

kinu, ken Silk is kinu. Silk thread is kinuito or kenshi Authentic picture paintings in Japanese style are drawn on silk cloth or silk canvas. It’s called kenpon. Ordinary silk cloth is kinuorimono. Orimono means woven fabric. Draw the sweeping stroke from the top, change the direction, and draw the short stroke. (In calligraphy, you [...]