About
This website “Brush Stroke” was created by Keigetsu Watanabe, Japanese calligraphy artist based in Tokyo. It introduces basic information of Japanese calligraphy, Keigetsu’s major works, and custom order services, etc.
Services
Brush Stroke provides a variety of Japanese calligraphy works by Keigetsu Watanabe, a certified Japanese calligraphy master. Custom order services, customized and one-off Japanese calligraphy works transferred to digital format. Details on Services page.
Blog and Information
Japanese calligraphy art exhibitions and the process of creating calligraphy works will be introduced on Blog page.
Works
Blog / Info
Year of the Dragon: 2024 Japanese New Year Greeting Card
Greetings to all. I hope this year brings you all the best! 2024 is the year of the 辰 (Dragon) in the Chinese zodiac. The dragon is
Shakyo (by calligraphy) gives us mindful time
Shakyo is a Japanese word that refers to the activity of copying Buddhist sutra texts by hand, using Japanese calligraphy. I believe that doing Shakyo is
What we need for Shakyo (by calligraphy)
In the previous article, Shakyo experience, I explained what Shakyo is. I'm now going to introduce you to what we'll need to do prepare in order