う〜む、やはり来ましたか! 「書道の独学、塾に通わないと書道は勉強できないでしょうか?」の英語版ですね。
私、英語苦手なんですけど。。
とりあえず、以下のような答えを、(もともとダメなのにかなり大急ぎで、めちゃくちゃの英語で)書きました。良い情報をお持ちの方は、教えていただけないでしょうか。また、もうちょっとまともな英語に直してくださる方、いらっしゃらないでしょうか。
とりあえず、載せておきます。
> I am an **** wishing to learn the art of chinese handwriting. > Could you help me by possibly giving me information. > I try to teach myself. I think that SHO( Chinese/Japanese calligraphy) is a visual arts, and very important point to study it is the study of operations/movements. Therefore, you should study from SHISHO(a master) rather than it studies by itself. However, I introduce the following self-teaching books. 1. Ryokushu Kuiseko: "BRUSH WRITING-Calligraphy Techneiques for Beginers-" /KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL,Tokyo 2. Christopher J.Earnshaw: "SHO Japanese calligraphy-An In-depth Introduction to the Art of Writing Characters-"/Charles E.Turttle Company,Vermont&Tokyo 1 is for beginners, but I recommend 2. Next, a. T.C.Lai: "Chinese Calligraphy Its Mystic Beauty"/Swindon book company, Hongkong b. ChiangYee:"Chinese Calligraphy -An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique-"/Harverd University Press,London c. William Willetts:"Chinese Calligraphy -Its History and Aesthetic Motivation-"/Oxford University Press,Oxford "a" includes the much figures of SHO has appeared in the order of the history, and it is regrettable that the figure is monochrome, and there is seldom explanation. "b" is a book with the history of a Chinese character, the history of writing, the construction theory, the practicing method , etc. is synthetic, and a sentence is mainly in it. "c" includes the much figures(with some color pages) introduced in accordance with the history, and is recommendation at those who do not think writing myself. I think it is also effective to use video for self-teaching, however I don't know it sxplain by English, of couse there are same video by Japanese. If you want to learns at a university etc., the following papers (although mainly written in Japanese, the list is written in English) have a list of lectures which can study SHO at the university in the United States. TAKAHAMA Takehiko, "Objectives in the Education of Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy Taking Place Outside the Cultural Sphere of the Chinese Character", Shosha-Shodo:Teaching Methods and Studies, pp.76-89, No.11/1997 Furthermore, some information may be acquired from the following link lists. http://www.michionline.org/resources/Michi_Links/Visual_Arts/Shodo/