La semana pasada me inicié en el arte japonés de la caligrafía, el Shodō (書道, “el camino de la escritura”). Es un arte milenario, muy difícil de perfeccionar, que consiste en escribir palabras en hiragana, katakana o caracteres kanji, con un pincel y tinta china (proveniente de carbón vegetal finamente molido).
Este arte es una fuente de sabiduría, aunque todo Japonés se inicia en este arte en la escuela primaria, pocos son los que lo continúan estudiando y perfeccionando.
Esta fuertemente ligado a las artes marciales, pues requiere llegar a encontrar la paz interior para poder estar plenamente concentrado. Este arte esta dentro de la pedagogía del Bushido, la usada para educar a los Samurai, está dentro de sus diez artes: esgrima, ejercicio con el arco, jiujitsu, equitación, manejo de la lanza, táctica, caligrafía, moral, literatura e historia.
Aunque aún me estoy iniciando en este arte, y dado que hasta que llegue el momento de estar preparado será demasiado tarde (mis compañeras de clase tiene una media de 80 años y todavía siguen aprendiendo) me he permitido el lujo de escribir el nombre de Niobe, la hija recién nacida de mis amigos Ximo y Mónica, en hiragana y kanji, para darles la enhorabuena, podéis ver como ha quedado el trabajo en las fotos.
Enhorabuena!!
Last week I started in the Japanese art of calligraphy, Shodo (书 道, “the way of writing”). It is an ancient art, very difficult to perfect, which is to write words in hiragana, katakana or kanji characters with a brush and ink (from finely ground charcoal).
This art is a source of wisdom, but all Japanese in this art began in elementary school, few are those who continue to study and perfect.
It is strongly linked to the martial arts, it requires to reach inner peace found to be fully concentrated. This art is within the pedagogy of Bushido, the one used to educate the Samurai, is within its ten arts: fencing, exercise with the bow, jiujitsu, horseback riding, use of the spear, tactics, calligraphy, moral, literature and history .
Although I am still starting in this art, and given that until the time comes to be prepared will be too late (my classmates has an average of 80 years and still learning) I allowed myself the luxury of writing the name of Niobe, the newborn daughter of my friends Monica and Ximo in hiragana and kanji, to congratulate them, you can see how it has been working in the photos.
Congratulations!
Last week I started in the Japanese art of calligraphy, Shodan (书 道, “the way of writing”). It is an ancient art, very difficult to perfect, which is to write words in hiragana, katakana or kanji characters with a brush and ink (from finely ground charcoal).
This art is a source of wisdom, but all Japanese in this art began in elementary school, few are those who continue to study and perfect.
It is strongly linked to the martial arts, it requires to reach inner peace found to be fully concentrated. This art is within the pedagogy of Bushido, the one used to educate the Samurai, is within its ten arts: fencing, exercise with the bow, jiujitsu, horseback riding, use of the spear, tactics, calligraphy, moral, Literature and History .
Although I am still starting in this art, and given that until the time comes to be prepared will be too late (my classmates has an average of 80 years and still learning) I allowed myself the luxury of writing the name of Niobe The newborn daughter of my friends and Monica Ximo in hiragana and kanji, to congratulate them, you can see how it has been working in the photos.
Congratulations!
