calligraphers

"As long as he can remember, Xian has wanted to be a great calligrapher, like his father. When he turns six, he's finally old enough to start studying. Calligraphy is more than writing--it's painting--and Xian learns how much work and creativity go into what look like effortless strokes. Based on stories still told about Xian and his father, famous calligraphers of the 4th century, Eighteen Vats of Water is about determination, creativity, and learning how to see, as well as the importance of family traditions"--Provided by the publisher.

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Meg Mackworth's hand-lettering skills has gained her fame as the Planner of Park Slope, where she designs custom journals and wedding programs for wealthy NYC clientele--but she has another secret skill: she can read signs that people miss, and when she can't help but notice the marriage-breaking signs in the relationship of Reid Sutherland and his gorgeous fianc?e, she breaks her own rule by weaving secret words of warning into their wedding program. A year later, Reid, pattern-obsessed and newly single seeking new romance, tracks Meg down wondering just how she knew.

"Now that Hiroshi is gone, the villagers are really feeling his absence, and nowhere is this more apparent than with his mother, who is sighing up a storm. But Handa-sensei is here to fill the void--by dyeing his hair blond?!"--Back cover.

"Now that Hiroshi has graduated, he's off to Tokyo. It's Rina's last chance to tell him how she feels, and she's going for it! Meanwhile, Handa-sensei hasn't given up on recruiting students to his calligraphy school, and he's not above handing out candy to do so. But with his personal chef and food supplier leaving soon, how will Handa-sensei survive?"--Back cover.

"Tagging along on Handa-sensei's visit home, Naru finally arrives in Tokyo! Trains, tall buildings, the zoo-the big city's full of amazing first experiences! But what will Handa decide when his dad asks him to come back to Tokyo"--Amazon.com.

"Kawafuji, the only friend of handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa, has come to visit the island...!! However, the lack of cell phone signal and any useful landmarks is preventing the two of them from meeting up!! And who is this Kyousuke Kamisaki who's come along for the ride...?"--Back cover.

"When a cold north wind sets in on the island, handsome young calligrapher (and master mochi-griller) Seishuu Handa yearns for his winter clothing. But when he asks Kawafuji to send some over, it's Handa's parents and company who make the delivery-- and arrive bearing much more than just winter clothes!"--Back cover.

"His house suddenly a hangout for the local kids, weird rumors about him getting spread all over the island in the span of day...handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa, unused to rural life, can't take it anymore and collapses from the weight of it all...! Will Handa finally start to learn that living life at a slow pace isn't all that bad...?"--Back cover.

Identifies influences on the development of calligraphy in China, examines the debate over the nature of the art and its future, discusses factors that have shaped calligraphy since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, and profiles twenty-five calligraphers still living, or who have died since 1963, who have been key figures in calligraphy, or whose work reflects some of its trends.