• Figure 4.4. This model book from Toei Uzumasa Studio in Kyoto is a source book assembled ages ago in the prop department to guide art designers. It has models for all manner of sign, fan, menu, lantern, and other props, specifying proper content and calligraphic style depending on object and time period.

Model book from Toei Uzumasa Studio

From Brushed in Light: Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema by Markus Nornes

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  • Media Studies
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