{"id":9560,"date":"2023-11-14T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=9560"},"modified":"2023-11-14T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:41:31","slug":"rice-grain-calligraphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=9560","title":{"rendered":"Rice Grain Calligraphy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Thanks to UC#1-SU for pointing us towards today’s topic!]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice Writing is a thing<\/strong><\/em>….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Rice writing<\/strong> is the art and skill of being able to write small enough to write on a grain of rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/strong>
Rice writing originated in ancient Anatolia in Turkey<\/strong> and India<\/strong>. Many rituals and rites use rice as a medium, but at some point in ancient Anatolia artisans who were skilled in making miniature paintings decided to turn their skill to making art with what had always been an ancient symbol of prosperity, the oldest example of which lies in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The artisans would inscribe messages or names on a single grain of rice after it was treated and polished. Grains that were long and flat were favorites as they offered proper surfaces for writing. Apart from Turkey, India also had a large number of artisans skilled in making miniature art including rice art.<\/p>\nWikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a>

By Brian Sterling – https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bsterling\/4887264416\/, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to try this yourself, it is recommended that you do<\/span> <\/strong>not<\/strong><\/u><\/em> use cooked rice.
\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don’t let that stop you. Try it at home!