Ichijoji

Sumi-e, strategy and swordsmanship - inspired by the arts of Miyamoto Musashi

Monday, 31 May 2010

Domestic Strategy

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Domestic Strategy Musashi's comparison of the way of strategy with the way of the carpenter is well known. He compares the way of the m...
Friday, 28 May 2010

The attraction of ink

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I was attracted to sumi-e paintings from a comparatively early age - true, I was even more attracted to the heroic warrior prints of Kuniyos...
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Chris Hellman
The title of this blog, Ichijoji, refers to the site of the battle between Miyamoto Musashi and the massed forces of the Yoshioka clan. It was also, as it happens, not more than ten minutes away from where I used to live, on the eastern edge of Kyoto. It is, for me, powerfully redolent of the mystery and romance of Japan. Musashi himself is an emblematic figure, and his skill in a range of arts to which I have devoted years of study myself -swordsmanship, strategy and sumi-e, make it an apt title for this blog.
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