Rather than writing a letter, the brush strokes draw ... The Honkan (main building) displays the permanent collection of Japanese art, which includes ink paintings and calligraphy, while the ...

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 ...

First imported with the Chinese writing system, calligraphy developed a distinct Japanese style in the mid-Heian period (796-1185). This exhibition documents the changes in Japanese writing styles ...

About nine months ago, Sylvan Barnet, 88, a professor emeritus of English literature at Tufts University, was told that he had brain cancer. The doctors said that he had between six months and a ...

Fenollosa and Tenshin in particular, through their teaching, collecting and writing, constructed a history of Japanese art within which certain forms of expression, such as the paintings of the ...

Kanae Collins, a passionate artist and educator, guides students through the intricate world of kanji, the logographic ...