Chokunyū juen zuroku / Tanomura Shōsai henshū - Volume 2
A Japanese calligraphy manual, volume 2 of a set compiled by Tanomura Shōsai and printed in Osaka in 1881 by Akashi Chūshichi, presenting the brush-written characters of the calligrapher Tanomura Chokunyū for students of the hand. The pictures are close, cropped views of single ink characters and columns of script on pale paper, with brushstrokes, thick and thin strokes, and red seal impressions visible, useful to a designer studying gestural lettering, stroke rhythm and the energy of hand-drawn letterforms.
