The Japanese have learned the traditional Chinese culture, and at this time, our children are playing happily on the iPad! Chinese parents have to meditate! Look at Japan! Chinese, especially teenagers, what reasons do you have not to learn calligraphy?
The popularity of calligraphy learning among young people in Japan is extremely high
Mr. Wang, who works in Japan, when his daughter entered elementary school, saw that the school asked him to prepare a set of brushes and ink cartridges, which was somewhat incredible. After my daughter entered elementary school, she often took back a roll of "Washi paper" and began to learn to draw. China paints red characters, but Japan uses white paper pressed on black characters, and the bottom is not paper, but plastic. "Washi" is actually Chinese rice paper, which was renamed after arriving in Japan.
Watching his daughter draw red with a pencil horizontally and vertically, Mr. Wang also wanted to teach her the real way to hold the pen, but stopped again. Japan uses pens like this, and we don't have to make a fuss.
China is the source of Japanese culture, and calligraphy is no exception. However, it is undeniable that the art of calligraphy in Japan, in terms of number, scale, popularity, and quality of mounting, has surpassed the home country of calligraphy, China. Mr. Shinichi Nishijima is the former editor-in-chief of the Nigensha Society, which specializes in publishing calligraphy books. When he talked about The chinese youth's sloppy writing and less interest in calligraphy than the Japanese youth, he pointed out to the point that the most important thing is that the culture has been broken and it is not easy to regain it. Another reason is the popularity of computers, who still writes with a brush?
One in five or six Japanese people practices calligraphy!
In an interview with Mr. Akira Sakai, editor-in-chief of Japan's Ink Monthly, the Global Times reporter learned that there is no accurate figure for Japanese calligraphy enthusiasts, and it is generally believed that there are 20 or 30 million, that is to say, one out of five or six Japanese people practice calligraphy, and China wants to catch up with this proportion, it needs 300 million calligraphy enthusiasts, is it possible? In Japan, there are about 1 million people who can hold solo exhibitions and produce collections of works who are worthy of calligraphy. In the three- and four-story gallery of Tokyo's Ginza "Hatojudo", which distributes the four treasures of the study room, there are solo exhibitions of calligraphers every day of the year.
The great popularity of calligraphy is closely related to the importance that Japanese people attach to calligraphy education. Japanese elementary and junior high schools offer calligraphy classes. I started learning calligraphy in the third grade of elementary school, and by the end of junior high school, six years was enough to lay a solid foundation of calligraphy and techniques. It is not difficult to find that ordinary Japanese, especially some elderly people, write beautiful Chinese characters. And every new year on New Year's Day, Japanese men, women and children go to temples and shrines to write brush characters. Groups of pilgrims wrote with a wave of their hands, then clapped their hands together, recited the words, and finally enshrined them in the temple, before they could count the wishes at the beginning of the year.
In addition to the school's basic education in calligraphy, calligraphy classrooms all over Japan also provide opportunities for calligraphy enthusiasts to learn. Calligraphy classes are hosted by various calligraphy groups. The author once planned a "Sino-Japanese Friendship Calligraphy Exhibition" at the National Art Museum of China for the Yanmo Calligraphy Association, and the president of the association, Mr. Nakai Akizuki, has been teaching calligraphy for decades. The number of classrooms has grown from one to a dozen, and the disciples of the disciples have all opened classrooms, and there are thousands of disciples.
Why do Japanese people like calligraphy so much?
Mr. Gang An, a calligrapher, said: "Like China, Japan is a big country with a long tradition of writing calligraphy. You look at the plaques of large and small shops on the street, station signs, street names, newspapers and books, Japanese names, and everywhere you can't do without words. Any formalities must be signed. Of course, now with the popularity of computers, the number of people learning calligraphy has declined. ”
On formal occasions, Japanese people should write letters and sign with a brush
Even so, Japan has maintained and inherited its calligraphy tradition. Since his daughter began to learn calligraphy in school, Mr. Wang gradually became concerned about the calligraphy habits of japanese people. He found that on formal occasions, the Japanese used a brush to write letters and sign. For example, many of the New Year's greetings he received at the beginning of the year were exquisitely printed industrial products, but the sender did not forget to sign his name very neatly with a brush. Many people also use brushes when ministers sign state documents on television. Being able to sign with a brush is an important manifestation of personal cultivation in Japan.
Generally, when new employees enter the company every year, there is a very grand welcome ceremony in the company. When the new staff representatives come to the stage to express their determination, they pull out a copy of the manuscript from the inner pocket of their suits. The speech was written vertically with a brush, and the president's reply was also written vertically with a brush. From Mr. Wang's aesthetic point of view, it is really not very good, but it is very neat and solemn.
Tokyo, Japan, held a New Year calligraphy contest, which was held at the Budokan Martial Arts Gym, where elementary school students splashed ink.
People of all ages in Japan use brushes to write together, and the organizers hope to demonstrate Japanese calligraphy skills.
The contestants wrote carefully.
The girl's calligraphy is still very skilled.
The contestants all have their own different styles.
Contestants present their work.
Chinese, born in the birthplace of calligraphy,
Is there any reason not to learn calligraphy?
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