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 ...

In your first interactions with Japanese culture and kanji, you may well come across the ancient art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Watching calligraphy masters can be almost hypnotic, with their ...

Rowan University’s different cultural clubs across campus offer an opportunity for students to learn and experience different ...

Hiroko Fay said it may be just one drop of blood coursing through her veins that ties her to the Japanese Imperial family of hereditary monarchs. Fay is the granddaughter of powerful steel ...

Start small, says Kazuko Kano, a master calligrapher and director of Japanese calligraphic arts at Seichou Karate. “First I teach basic strokes, simple Chinese characters,” says Kano, who also does ...