Exhibition information “Dojin Shosaku-ten 2019” in Tokyo
I would like to introduce a Japanese calligraphy exhibition called "Dojin Shosaku-ten 2019" . It will be held at National Arts Center Tokyo (Roppongi) from 26 June to 7 July 2019. ("Dojin" means a group of people doing/studying calligraphy in a particular style of creation in this context. "Ten" means exhibition.) A variety of works crated by both emerging and professional calligraphers will be displayed. One of the highlights will be the size of displayed works such as 5-10m width. We
Special exhibition featuring Yan Zhenqing, in Tokyo
Visited a calligraphy exhibition "Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy" (from 16 Jan to 24 Feb, 2019) at Tokyo National Museum in Ueno, Tokyo. It was a really cold day but the museum was unbelievably crowded
Exhibition “Contemporary SHO – See, Know and Feel Today’s Calligraphy”
Visited a Japanese calligraphy exhibition “Contemporary SHO—See, Know and Feel Today’s Calligraphy” (from November 18, 2018 to January 6, 2019) held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. It is important to look at the work of other calligraphers for my future creation. About the exhibition This exhibition was comprised of six exiting Japanese male calligraphers. It didn't have a consistent theme though the exhibition, but it was interesting to look at their variations showing each calligrapher's character and manner of works. I was
Tokyo Shosaku-ten 2018(Japanese calligraphy exhibition)
I'd like to introduce a Japanese calligraphy exhibition "The 40th Tokyo Shosaku-ten" in Tokyo Metropolitan Art Muesum. "Sho" means Japanese calligraphy and "saku" means "creation". Two of my works are displayed. This exhibition is a competition style and exhibitors created their works under some rules (e.g. paper size and genre of characters). It is held from 26 November to 2 December. The entrance fee is 500 JPY. https://www.tobikan.jp/en/