"Certain philosophical and aesthetic standards are shared by all Japanese arts. From the martial arts, to Japanese dance, to flower arrangement, distinctive artistic codes are held in common. These aesthetic codes have had a profound effect on the unfolding of the Ways."--H. E. Davey, The Japanese Way of the Artist
The Art of Shodo Blog focuses on using Japanese brush calligraphy as moving meditation. It is dedicated to the memory of the late Kobara Ranseki Sensei, founder of Ranseki Sho Juku calligraphic art.