scattered writing; writing in an irregular hand
A style of Japanese calligraphy where characters are written in a deliberately uneven, scattered arrangement rather than in straight columns. Often used in poetry or artistic compositions.
Scattered writing is a technique often used when writing waka poems.
The scattered writing on this hanging scroll is very beautiful.
Standard kanji spelling for this calligraphic term.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes used for clarity.
Compound of 散らし (chirashi, 'scattering', the continuative form of 散らす) + 書き (kaki, 'writing', the continuative form of 書く). The term describes a writing style where characters are scattered across the page.