Teaching Calligraphy (Fumi no hayashi)
Teaching Calligraphy is a Japanese manuscript-style printed model book of cursive kana writing, probably produced for students of calligraphy in the Edo period. The pages show a double-page spread of printed text blocks with rows of brushed cursive script set in columns, some sections in heavier black ink and others in pale grey. A designer could take from them the rhythm of vertical columns, the contrast between dense printed guide text and loose brush strokes, and the warm off-white paper tone.
