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Entries for May, 2008

Japanese Calligraphy Ink Stick

We’ll move away from talking about the calligraphy pen for the moment and concentrate our attention on another part of the calligraphy world. We had a look at the Japanese calligraphy brush in an earlier post so now we’ll take it a step further and talk about traditional Japanese or Chinese ink.
Traditionally calligraphy ink does […]

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Calligraphy Paper

Here at The Calligraphy Pen the main topic of conversation has been the calligraphy pens, brushes and nibs themselves, understandably so. But there are other calligraphy supplies that play a major part in creating calligraphy work of lasting quality. The calligraphy paper you choose will have a major impact on the presentation of your work, […]

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Waterman Expert Fountain Pens

Continuing on in a series featuring some of the finest calligraphy and fountain pens around. This time we move onto the Waterman range of fountain pens.
 
Waterman pens represent a company that has gone all out in an effort to create fountain pens of exquisite style and elegance. The colors give the pens a prestigious look each with a […]

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Japanese Calligraphy Brush

The Japanese calligraphy brush is a simple looking yet complex implement that is traditionally made of a bamboo shaft and a variety of animal hairs. The shaft of the Japanese calligraphy brush should be around 20cm in length and the bristles measure around 4cm. Additionally, you’ll usually find that the ideal width for the bristles where […]

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