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Saturday, March 27, 2010

"Red" Japanese calligraphy



"" (seki, or red). It is translated as red.
This character is written by Kanzi,
Regular script.

Etymology : ideograph
(big)  +   (fire)

"The red" is the most luxurious in colors.
It may be a color to symbolize force of the spring.

10 comments:

  1. Como siempre¡ en tu linea. Muy buena caligrafía. Enhorabuena. Saludos.

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  2. Always great to see the calligraphy on this blog. I wonder if you know of any good videos that demonstrate brush techniques

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  3. Ces arbres sont magnifiques et je n'ose même pas imaginer leur parfum, cela doit être sublime. Bye

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  4. "big fire" -- red -- forceful and vibrant -- the strokes reflect this!

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  5. Olá, amigo!
    Passei para uma visitinha...
    Amei a postagem... belíssimas fotos!...
    Você é muito talentoso!...
    Espero você no meu cantinho:
    magiadaines.blogspot.com
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos
    Itabira - Brasil

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  6. Beautiful!!!
    Greetinsg from Spain.

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  7. I always say red is the colour of hope. The most beautiful colour.

    Saludos cordiales, Ruma.

    CristalRasgado & LaMiradaAusente
    ________________________________

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  8. This is quite a bold character...perfect for red!

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  9. Beautiful kanji. I must see, if the Chinese is same. Ruma-sensei, again a great blog post for us to enjoy. Arigato.

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  10. Have small similar in your previous post.


    Laby[mens dress shirt]

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