[ryuurui]

I thought you may find this interesting. Here is my teacher signing a box for storing a hanging scrolls (掛け軸). He is writing with a hanging arm technique, using the very tip of large brush to put down small characters. Also, if you look at the last picture, you will realise how perfectly he has fitted the whole text. It was done without planing, with my brush and ink that I have prepered. Japanese Buddhist monk Kuukai (空海) from 8/9th century C.E. said that a skilled calligrapher does not choose his brush (i.e. can write with anything). Here you have pictures that prove this.