Japanese calligraphy has offered throughout its history interesting samples of their artistic qualities, coming to surprise much of the world to Western art, especially since the nineteenth century; However and despite this seduction, lack of information and the mystery that surrounds it has made since the West has always been complex just discern where Chinese heritage and where began the Japanese invention.
In the present work, Noni Lazaga analyzes this discipline from a historical, philosophical, technical and artistic view. Thanks to this multi-pronged approach introduces the reader on a journey to the Far East clearing numerous questions about the very nature of calligraphy art and what this means in Japanese culture.