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Gotai Jirui
Japanese title五體字類
Publisher Seito shobo
CategoryCalligraphic
ISBNs4880980056 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia]
4880980013 [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia]

Review by Ben Bullock

A classic Japanese calligraphy dictionary containing the five calligraphic forms, kaisho, gyousho, sousho, tensho and reisho with examples from famous Chinese and Japanese calligraphers.

Boxed copies in good condition can be found in many second-hand bookshops in Japan for one or two thousand yen.


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