Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On ...

Ken Ishida, who has taught shodo--the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy--for about 10 years, offers lessons at the Camp Zama Arts and Crafts Center.

Shodō—Japanese calligraphy, literally the ‘way of writing’—has been described as ‘controlled explosions on paper’. It is a sophisticated and beautiful art. Kanji, the Chinese ...

The Tokyo National Museum's Heiseikan's latest exhibition explores the history of calligraphy in Japan. First imported with the Chinese writing system, calligraphy developed a distinct Japanese ...

The upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, presents artwork that pushed the boundaries of how beauty was portrayed from the mid-19th century until around 1930.

Sylvan Barnet, a collector of Japanese art now facing terminal illness, is leaving the remarkable collection he amassed with his longtime partner to four museums, including two in Boston.

Members of the Mid-Hudson Japanese Community Association will lead a cultural writing ritual for New Year's called kakizome Jan. 5 at Arts Mid-Hudson.

With 70 varieties of Japanese and American plants to discover, this living work of art calms the mind and awakens the senses with its delicate, natural beauty. Opens April 24.