The Story of Kakizome
/translated from: click here / Translated by Judit Simon Kakizome (書き初め or the „first writing of the year”) is the Japanese term used for the first brush-writing of the year, performed traditionally on the second day of January. Other names of this event are 吉書 (kissho), 試筆(shihitsu) and 初硯(hatsusuzuri). It is interesting to observe how […]
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