Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Learn all about the mesmerizing and ancient art of calligraphy, then try your hand at writing "dragon" in Japanese calligraphy!
In this art tutorial you will learn about a style of traditional Japanese calligraphy known as "Grass Script" 草書 or "cursive" script: a kind of calligraphy known for its expressive brushwork meant to look like leaves of grass swaying in the wind. Using a calligraphy scroll in the permanent collection by 19th century Japanese calligrapher Mugake Bun' Eki as a model, you will learn how to write the Japanese Character for "dragon" in a grass script with a calligraphy brush, sumi ink, and paper.
Featured: Mugaku Bun'eki. '"Calligraphy with "Dragon Character,' late 19th century. Hanging scroll. Gift of Gordon J. Brodfuehrer. 2010.65.
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Learn all about the mesmerizing and ancient art of calligraphy, then try your hand at writing "dragon" in Japanese calligraphy!
In this art tutorial you will learn about a style of traditional Japanese calligraphy known as "Grass Script" 草書 or "cursive" script: a kind of calligraphy known for its expressive brushwork meant to look like leaves of grass swaying in the wind. Using a calligraphy scroll in the permanent collection by 19th century Japanese calligrapher Mugake Bun' Eki as a model, you will learn how to write the Japanese Character for "dragon" in a grass script with a calligraphy brush, sumi ink, and paper.
Featured: Mugaku Bun'eki. '"Calligraphy with "Dragon Character,' late 19th century. Hanging scroll. Gift of Gordon J. Brodfuehrer. 2010.65.
Website | SDMArt.org
SDMA Tutorials | SDMArt.org/art-tutorials
SDMA at Play | SDMArt.org/sdma-at-play
Instagram | instagram.com/sandiegomuseumofart
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
