Kana shodo is one of the few remaining scripts shaped predominantly by women in the world. By melding it with modern art forms, Japanese artist Kaoru Akagawa is intent on keeping the ancient Japanese ...

Calligraphy is an art defined by movement and rhythm, which also contains the language of Japanese literature and philosophy, explain the authors of this lavishly illustrated volume.""It is a script ...

One of the foremost Japanese artists of the 20th century, she was sought after by major museums and galleries worldwide for more than five decades. By Margalit Fox Toko Shinoda, one of the foremost ...