tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post5657132990612127291..comments2021-03-22T11:18:21.028-07:00Comments on Keiko Amano's Blog: Writing Brusheskeiko amanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-53808762517847560942012-04-21T05:46:54.931-07:002012-04-21T05:46:54.931-07:00Rebb,
Yes, a big one for Vincent, and a small one...Rebb,<br /><br />Yes, a big one for Vincent, and a small one for you! I hope you get a chance to use it in future.keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-77038525326978505072012-04-21T05:45:05.255-07:002012-04-21T05:45:05.255-07:00Vincent,
Thank you for typing the beginning of th...Vincent,<br /><br />Thank you for typing the beginning of the novel. I’ll itemize things popped out to me as I read it. <br /><br />1. Kansai (west, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe) and Kanto (east, Tokyo, Yokohama) exist and they are contrast, and each has many prefectures or you could say provinces. But we usually don’t say close to the phrase such as the province of Kansai.<br /><br />2. “To be keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-51569879639946914372012-04-19T06:42:56.812-07:002012-04-19T06:42:56.812-07:00Keiko, Yes, I would like to try smaller brush. Vin...Keiko, Yes, I would like to try smaller brush. Vincent has the spirit to use the brush as you decribe it. He would be good and strong!Rebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117210892683574784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-48514352870033545362012-04-19T06:42:19.875-07:002012-04-19T06:42:19.875-07:00I commented on your post of Tuesday, September 27,...I commented on your post of Tuesday, September 27, 2011, titled こころゆたかに!<br /><br />Further to my mention of Amelie Nothomb, I'm now reading her extraordinary novel, <i>The Character of Rain</i>, in which a chapter begins:<br /><br />And so, at the age of two and a half, in the province of Kansai, in the village of Shukugawa, I became Japanese.<br /><br />To be Japanese meant living among Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-9561519014881051232012-04-19T04:24:20.417-07:002012-04-19T04:24:20.417-07:00A virtual closet is a good place to have your coll...A virtual closet is a good place to have your collections.<br /><br />:)ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-35741880282775365552012-04-19T03:39:48.614-07:002012-04-19T03:39:48.614-07:00ZACL,
When there are too many in front of me, it...ZACL, <br /><br />When there are too many in front of me, it's impossible to choose the one best for me. I feel as though I own such collection somewhere in my virtual closet.keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-67239306571596796362012-04-19T03:37:15.068-07:002012-04-19T03:37:15.068-07:00Vincent,
I didn't see any message from you on...Vincent,<br /><br />I didn't see any message from you on Books and Talks, but I found Harry's. It doesn't notify me. I have to do something about that.<br /><br />Thank you!keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-32253254989098661802012-04-18T12:12:48.344-07:002012-04-18T12:12:48.344-07:00My goodness!....that was my first reaction at seei...My goodness!....that was my first reaction at seeing all those brushes.<br /><br />How delightful!.....my next reaction, to the variety, styles, thicknesses and depths of the prints.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-13567085817378013322012-04-18T05:18:21.380-07:002012-04-18T05:18:21.380-07:00Well, we choose what suits us. Email, my blog and ...Well, we choose what suits us. Email, my blog and commenting on certain others is enough communication for me. I'm on facebook & certain other groups for historical reasons, but not active there.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-22455047652505182532012-04-18T04:55:04.607-07:002012-04-18T04:55:04.607-07:00Thank you, Vincent.
I'm also on Facebook and ...Thank you, Vincent.<br /><br />I'm also on Facebook and redroom. I keep at them because some people go to certain place, not other place. I also belong to tanka and haiku groups, but groups are not for all people which I do not like. This is the internet, and we have all the possibilities. What do you think?keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-63028956072164294792012-04-18T04:14:05.993-07:002012-04-18T04:14:05.993-07:00Thank you. Yes i could! I left a comment there, to...Thank you. Yes i could! I left a comment there, to cofirm that I got there.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-30553814812997851632012-04-18T03:33:41.505-07:002012-04-18T03:33:41.505-07:00Vincent,
I sent you two email. Please let me kno...Vincent,<br /><br />I sent you two email. Please let me know if you can access it.keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-12563846968354694612012-04-17T04:15:12.294-07:002012-04-17T04:15:12.294-07:00Thanks for the link, Keiko, but it gives me this m...Thanks for the link, Keiko, but it gives me this message:<br /><br />Your current account (ianmulder@tiscali.co.uk) does not have access to view this page.<br />Click here to logout and change accounts.<br /><br />I think it is telling me that the link will only work for you! Could you give me a link to the original post instead?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-5873700479511431152012-04-17T04:07:41.413-07:002012-04-17T04:07:41.413-07:00Vincent,
Come to think of it, I think you'll ...Vincent,<br /><br />Come to think of it, I think you'll like it. Maybe not that largest one, but a bit smaller brush and try writing or just painting any line as you like it. I took once such class and I really enjoyed it. <br /><br />http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1582759800050444525#editor/target=post;postID=1767278927400533513keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-57858500650054730792012-04-17T03:47:49.904-07:002012-04-17T03:47:49.904-07:00I would love to do that, and try little rapidly-ex...I would love to do that, and try little rapidly-executed pictures, like the Zen monk Sengai. I saw his work in an exhibition in Paris in 1961, never forgot it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/22081105@N03/tags/sengai/" rel="nofollow">Here, for example.</a>Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-7763878984240886812012-04-17T03:33:48.072-07:002012-04-17T03:33:48.072-07:00Rebb,
I think we need fighting spirit to use that...Rebb,<br /><br />I think we need fighting spirit to use that brush, and we also need to be physically fit. If I would try it, as soon as I manage to dip the brush into a ink well, I'll drown. So, I won't even try it. How about you? By the way, I want Vincent to try it!keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-88185962665498402242012-04-16T17:55:05.533-07:002012-04-16T17:55:05.533-07:00Keiko, I’ve not seen such nice large brushes befor...Keiko, I’ve not seen such nice large brushes before. It seems it would take a lot of practice to use such a brush. Thank you for the tour!Rebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117210892683574784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-22613748946110540152012-04-16T05:08:18.456-07:002012-04-16T05:08:18.456-07:00Caroline,
I'm surprised that you had a chance...Caroline,<br /><br />I'm surprised that you had a chance to use fude (writing brushes). I think it is a great artistic expression that crosses writing, painting, and playing. It is stress reducing activity. I recommend to all people. I hope those utensils are easily available in foreign countries so that people can touch Japanese culture.keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-61192005541255849002012-04-16T05:01:55.380-07:002012-04-16T05:01:55.380-07:00Vincent,
I haven't heard of the film or book....Vincent,<br /><br />I haven't heard of the film or book. But it's the job of critics to criticize?! Otherwise, they can't feed their families.<br /><br />Anyway, I was listening to the English radio coming from the Yokosuka base this morning and the program happened to be about "Japanese Culture and etiquette." The guest teacher, a Japanese woman, explained in good Englishkeiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-4899218303956825902012-04-16T03:17:41.756-07:002012-04-16T03:17:41.756-07:00A fascinating post, Keiko. I use to enjoy experime...A fascinating post, Keiko. I use to enjoy experimenting with bamboo (& horse hair?) brushes, ink sticks and rice paper.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-58877573549897192852012-04-16T00:01:39.803-07:002012-04-16T00:01:39.803-07:00Nice. I share your interest in writing instruments...Nice. I share your interest in writing instruments, though a brush is outside my cultural familiarity.<br /><br />Do you mind if I ask you about something not relevant to your post? I recently saw the film "Fear and Trembling" based on a novel by Amelie Nothomb, and wondered if you have seen it, & if so, what you think of it.<br /><br />Some amateur reviewers took offence at the Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com