Autumn equinox 秋分

Autumn equinox, or 秋分, is that day in autumn when the day is as long as the night. It is also one of the 二十四節気 24 solar terms, and so I used it for calligraphy practice.

I tried writing in a more cursive style too.

 

I also found some old rice paper (given to me by a relative) and tried using it too.

The paper is actually slightly larger than the usual 半紙 paper, which is 24.3cm by 33.4cm. It is also very thin and of uneven quality. Some sheets even had holes. So I guess I will only be using it for practice, even though it looks to be handmade paper which is quite expensive today compared to the machine-produced ones.