January can be a tough time in our region. Now that the holidays are over, we have at least three more months of dark, cold winter to wade through until spring. To cope, many of us (this writer ...

The exhibition ranges from the mid-14th century until present day and the works are by Samurai and Zen masters. There is also a work by a 19th century Zen nun and a love letter by the 'mad-Zen' master ...

Oda Sessō (1901–1966) A Japanese Zen calligraphy and paining, ink on paper mounted as hanging scroll, depicting a Budai monk standing in river, signed by the artist with three seals, 101 x 28cm, with ...

Nantenbo Nakahara (1838 - 1925) A Japanese Zen calligraphy, ink on paper mounted as hanging scroll, signed by the artist with three seals, 133 x 33cm , with a fitted Japanese wood box calligraphy, ink ...

Introduction: Hakuin in Japanese Zen history -- Life in art, art in life: biographical influences in Hakuin's painting and calligraphy -- Buddhist, Shinto, and folk deities -- Old dragons, new dragons ...

Artist and instructor Solana Yuko Halada’s works focus, she says, “on simplicity, beauty, and a mind-body connection that follows the Zen precepts that greatness in brushwork can only be achieved ...

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 the ...