Background
Kanroku Okazakiya was born in 1746.
Kanroku Okazakiya was born in 1746.
Kanroku Okazakiya was at first a calligraphy teacher. He originated the Kantei school of calligraphy which is used in writing Kabuki posters and signboards. In the Kantei school, all strokes of ideographs are brushed in a curiously curved way to produce ornamental effects.