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 ...

In the famed modern dance piece “Beach Birds,” the dancers’ movements are gentle, fluttering and utterly birdlike. Adding to the illusion are their costumes: simple white unitards with black sleeves, ...

Widely considered Korea’s most prominent calligrapher, Jung Do-Jun will be featured in the upcoming “Paths of Ink” exhibition at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo A new “Paths of Ink” ...

Calligraphy for The Three Cornered World by Misuzu Kosaka. By Damian Flanagan I used to think of calligraphy (shodo) as something like the tea ceremony, bonsai and ikebana: all venerable in their ...

Most of us think of calligraphy as an elegant form of writing, grand for wedding invitations and formal announcements, but just writing. “Calligraphic Abstraction,” at the Seattle Asian Art Museum ...

A captivating performance and an exhibition put on by Japanese calligrapher Aoyagi Bisen will take place this December at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam. The calligraphy ...

His research interests in Japanese art included Japanese ink painting of the medieval period, the arts of Zen Buddhism, Heian and Kamakura narrative painting, Sino-Japanese cultural history of the ...

The calligraphy exhibition, hosted by Khawla Art and Culture, began yesterday at its Abu Dhabi headquarters in cooperation with the Japanese Embassy in the UAE. The event, running until April 30th, ...

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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 ...