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Where does “haboku” come from?

haboku (English) comes from Japanese 破墨, from Middle Chinese 破.

haboku (English): A technique of using splashed ink in brushwork...

Definitions

  1. A technique of using splashed ink in brushwork...

Ancestry of “haboku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese破墨—
2Middle Chinese破—
Every word from Middle Chinese 破 →