24/07/2015Is the Emperor of Japan mocking the West? When the Imperial family appears at events wearing formal Western wear, does…
15/07/2015If Claude Monet ever imagined that his 1876 painting “La Japonaise” (his wife Camille in a “Kimono”) would be called…
05/09/2014One of our reads asked for help in reading their scroll. The scroll is written on wood, measuring is 200L…
19/08/2014Gallery Sarah in part of the bait Al Zubair Museum and it’s the first art gallery of its kind in…
31/01/2014Chinese New Year 4712 begins January 31st. From East to West, in Japan, China and Asia and everywhere people of…
04/11/2013Is scandal possible in the world of Japanese calligraphy? The Nitten, the largest annual fine arts exhibition in Japan and…
24/10/2013AraCal (AraCal.com) is a project aimed at the thorough preservation of Arabic calligraphy as it has evolved since its inception.…
09/09/2013What do Peanuts and Snoopy have to do with Japanese calligraphy? Quite a lot it seems. Best Friends Snoopy and…
07/06/2013From Sumi-e to Facebook scams, the weeks wrap up of interesting links
03/04/2013Simon Silaidis urban calligraphy leads him through inner peace and serenity to the path of wisdom.
