This is a calligraphy model by Hasegawa Myotei, published in 1707 (the 4th year of the Hoei era). It is entirely rendered using highly skilled woodblock prints. The calligraphy culture by and for women that flourished in the mid-Edo period was known as “Nyohitsu” and Hasegawa Myotei was one of its most popular female calligraphers. […]