Sublime

(see the Appendix for info on the 2009 edition, the “Shin Shogen”),

respected Tanchiu Koji Terayama, director of Hitsu Zendo. The English translation of his book’s title is Zen and the Art of Calligraphy (transl. by John Stevens; Penguin Group, 1983).

In the art of sho, spirituality and physical activities have to coincide, therefore breathing control is of utmost importance.

for the artist of shodo—whether in China, Japan or Korea—the traditional style of kanji is still used.

When