Edo characters - Edomoji

Japanese: 江戸文字 - えどもじ
Edo characters - Edomoji

...The familiarity and warmth of the writer is directly reflected in the characters. In addition, Edo characters, such as Kanteiryu, used on Kabuki signs, Sumo characters for sumo wrestlers' names, and Yose characters for theater titles and stage names, were created during the Edo period and can also be included in freehand lettering. Among the signs written on roads, those written (drawn) using a stencil (such as a board carved into the shape of a character) are called stencils.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Edo characters" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは書き手の親しさや温かさなどの特徴がそのまま文字に表れる。また,歌舞伎の看板に使われる勘亭流(かんていりゆう)や相撲の力士名を表す相撲文字,寄席の題名や芸名を表す寄席文字などの江戸時代に創作されたものを江戸文字といい,これらもフリーハンドレタリングに含めることができる。道路上に書かれる標示文字のうち〈型〉(文字の形にくりぬいた板など)を使って書(描)かれたものの類をステンシルと呼ぶ。…

※「江戸文字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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