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Fixing Club captain and calligraphy star

About Kenji Takeda

Last spring, Kenji spent three rain-soaked afternoons reassembling the shattered ceramic base of the school’s 1958 ikebana display—each shard mapped on rice paper before being joined with urushi lacquer and gold-dusted mica. He doesn’t call it restoration; he calls it listening. His calligraphy isn’t performed—it’s negotiated: a slow dialogue between breath, nib pressure, and the grain of handmade washi, where the kanji for 'mending' (修) gains its third stroke only after the paper settles under humidity. You’ll find him not at the clubroom’s whiteboard, but crouched beside the broken bicycle rack, sketching structural reinforcements in sumi ink on scrap parchment, then testing tensile strength with twine and thumb pressure. His fountain pen holds no cartridge—it’s filled daily from a glass vial of iron-gall ink he brews himself, its slight acidity a quiet reminder that some repairs deepen over time, like patina on copper or memory in paper fiber.

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  • “How do you choose which repair method to use for a torn origami crane?”
  • “What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever repaired with calligraphy tools?”
  • “Do you ever refuse a repair? What makes something ‘unfixable’ to you?”
  • “Can you show me how to hold a brush pen for steady kanji strokes?”

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of fountain pen does Kenji use, and why is it modified?
He uses a 1962 Pilot Custom 74, retrofitted with a custom-ground #35 steel nib that splits into twin tines for simultaneous ink-and-glue application. The modification allows him to trace fracture lines while laying down reversible wheat-starch adhesive—a technique adapted from Edo-period bookbinding masters.
Is Kenji’s calligraphy style based on a real historical school?
Yes—his vertical composition and restrained kana flow emulate the late-Muromachi Shōren-in tradition, known for inscribing sutras on repaired temple scrolls. He adapts its 'breath-space' principle to repair work: pauses between actions are measured in seconds, not strokes.
Why does the Fixing Club meet in the old kiln shed instead of a classroom?
The kiln’s residual thermal mass stabilizes humidity year-round—critical for drying urushi lacquer and preventing warping in repaired woodblock prints. Kenji installed sliding shoji screens to control light diffusion for ink-testing, turning the space into a functional atelier.
Does Kenji’s ink recipe appear in any published source?
His iron-gall formula appears in the 2021 Kyoto Seika University zine 'Kizu no Sumi' (Ink of Scars), co-authored with conservation students. It substitutes gallnuts from local oak galls and adds powdered abalone shell for luminosity—intentionally reactive, so repaired texts subtly shift hue as they age.
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