Qatama Calligraphy

This article is one of many about Qatama

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A gallery of Qatama Calligraphy.

Mo`oj

• mo`oj /'mo:?o:Z/

Qatama

• Qatama /'qa:.ta:.ma:./

Ngumja

• ngumja /'Nu:m.Za:/ -- n. the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

Nura

• nura /'nu:.ra:/ -- n. life, vitality; v. to live, exist

• This example shows the progression from a flowing calligraphic style to a square-ish emblematic style.

Tojla

• tojla /to:Z.la:/ -- n. a traditional sword worn by the warrior class and nobility

al Mogua

This is something I call mogua, it's a play on moj (writing system) + gua (face), if you look closely, every grapheme of Moj can be made with a combination of these brush strokes.

Ogu

ogu gomoku unja mo ngan omha ogu uj omha kyuna gomoku unja

a poem by Ryokan Taigu:

Within A light snow Three Thousand Realms Within those realms Light snow falls

Ogu al kama

ogu al kama aj myatla ma koto al qam ogu daq nuj utahu al ma`aq aj gahaja moqra

A poem by Ryokan Taigu

Down in the village the din of flute and drum, here deep in the mountain everywhere the sound of the pines

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