This year marks the 30th anniversary of Chinese calligrapher Jin Ou's arrival in Japan. "In the 30 years since I came to Japan, I have been introducing Chinese culture through calligraphy and seal ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Japanese calligrapher Souun Takeda, who pushes the boundaries between traditional“shodo” calligraphy and modern art, is holding his first European solo exhibition in Zurich.

A joint exhibition of 50 Chinese and Japanese calligraphy and ink painting works went on show in Tokyo recently. Some 100 artists and officials from both countries were present for the exhibition.

I find myself daydreaming about writing next week’s word, and that first contact the brush has with the paper A while ago, I was given a gift voucher for a craft lesson, which I decided to use for ...

Students from Fukuchiyama High School teach Japanese calligraphy to students visiting from Australia, in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2024. (Mainichi/Manabu Niwata) FUKUCHIYAMA, Kyoto -- ...

Non-Japanese and Japanese alike had the opportunity to view and create their own works of sho (Japanese calligraphy) at the 72nd Dokuritsu Sho Exhibition held from Jan. 11 to 21 at the National Art ...

Many Japanese learners have a love/hate relationship with kanji. There are too many readings, they look too similar to other characters or are just really hard to write neatly—especially on government ...

Around 15 ten-year-olds wait in anticipation for their first Japanese calligraphy workshop organised by the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). They're peeking into a purple house with a large ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is made by a single artisan. It's a ...