勘かん亭てい流りゅう

noun

Kantei style of calligraphy

A distinctive, rounded calligraphy style used primarily for kabuki signboards and programs. The name derives from the kabuki playwright Okazakiya Kanroku, whose pen name was Kantei.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの看かん板ばんには、よく勘かん亭てい流りゅうが使つかわれている。

  Kantei-style calligraphy is often used on kabuki signboards.