Handwritten and designed greetings for 25 types of New Year’s cards in Kanji. There are 2- and 4-character New Year’s greetings, which are words that are also used as 4-character phrases. (Some of them are not idioms and are not found in dictionaries.) Four-letter New Year’s greeting cards are considered to be used not … Read More
This is a contemporary illustration drawn in brushstroke style. In Japan, there are invisible dwarfs. There is a Japanese folktale about a dwarf called “Issunboushi” who exterminates demons. There is also a world fairy tale about “Seven Dwarfs” who save a princess in a castle. Where do these dwarfs come from and what do … Read More
This is a calligraphy written using a method called bi-calligraphy, and it has the same meaning as the English word “growing up” and the Japanese word “成馬” in Kanji. 成馬 is a mature horse over 20 months old Although this word is not listed in the Japanese dictionary, it is sometimes read as Narima, … Read More
This is a calligraphy written using a method called bi-calligraphy, and it has the same meaning as the English word “alive” and the Japanese word “生きる”. It seems that many Americans today have not mastered cursive writing, and the letters of the alphabet are laid out sideways or joined together, making it a little … Read More
