24/07/2012“Yū yū (佑友)”, a calligraphy organization of people from all over Japan, is presenting its 11th annual exhibition. Led by…
25/06/2012The work itself is mesmerizing, a brilliant ink application. The dry strokes, so called “kasure” (掠れ, かすれ) in Japanese, ought…
23/04/2012Calligraphy, like music is based upon harmony. It takes a Master Calligrapher to compose a symphony of ink, a masterpiece…- 21/02/2012To give you some comparisons, it takes me approximately 12-15 hours to prepare 0.5 litres of ink, and I use…
08/01/2012All Japan Calligraphy Art and Literature Association (全日本書芸文化院, ぜんにほんしょげいぶんかいん, Zen Nihon Shogei Bunkain) was formed 61 years ago by Masters…
02/10/2011Every calligraphy exhibition is an extremely important event, but the December’s exhibition is particularly significant. It is most likely the…
22/09/2011It further emphasizes the gently cascading composition of this calligraphy, showing the skill of the calligrapher. Delicate ink accents suggest…
22/09/2011The 斯華会 (このはなかい, Konohana Kai) calligraphy association was founded by Master Ono Gadō （小野 鵞堂, おのがどう, 1862 - 1922）110 years…- 20/09/2011The style of this calligraphy brilliantly contrasts with its meaning: “to become silent and pray peacefully” (黙而祈寧), depicting complexity of…
20/09/2011I visited the 59th calligraphy exhibition of 書道研究 無心会 (しょどうけんきゅうむしんかい, shodō kenkyū mushin kai, i.e. Mushinkai Calligraphy Research Organisation). 無心会…
