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The House of Suntory DOJO in NYC

Nov 13 , 2023 | Demonstration, Workshop

Analogue - 19 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011, NYC, November, 2023 2023 - Japanese Calligraphy Workshop program Suntory’s Whisky Hibiki is a truly harmonious blend rich in Japanese nature and craftsmanship like Japanese calligraphy often draws inspiration from nature and...

The House of Suntory DOJO in DC

Nov 2 , 2023 | Demonstration, Workshop

Shoto (Japanese restaurant), WASHINGTON DC, October, 2023 2023 - Japanese Calligraphy Workshop programSuntory’s Whisky Hibiki is a truly harmonious blend rich in Japanese nature and craftsmanship like Japanese calligraphy often draws inspiration from nature and...

The House of Suntory

Aug 1 , 2023 | Event

NEW YORK, NY, August 1, 2023 The House of Suntory 100 Year Anniversary Celebration. The event took place on Tuesday August 1st at the Electric Lemon, located on the 24th floor of the Equinox Hotel at 33 Hudson Yards, New York NY. I created calligraphy on 100 fans for...

Oborozuki

Mar 29 , 2023 | Performance

MIDDLEBURY, VT, March 29, 2023 — 朧月夜 [おぼろづきよ (oborodzukiyo)] "Spring night with a hazy moon" The vertical writing is various words, denoting Spring and the circular area of writing in gold evokes the moon and contains two poems from 百人一首 [ひゃくにんいっしゅ (Hyakunin'isshu)]...

Songs of Japonisme

Nov 15 , 2020 | Design

NEW YORK, NY— Songs of Japonisme surveys the musical influence of the Japonisme movement in the art-song repertoire of the early twentieth century. The works presented are by both Japanese and Western composers, and the languages represented are Japanese, English,...

Baryshnikov Arts Center

Dec 20 , 2019 | Performance

NYC, New York — Baryshnikov Arts Center NYC Work-in-Progress DEC 6 / FRI at 7PM + 9PM Rudolf Nureyev Studio Inspired by the moving meditation of East Asian calligraphy painting, composer/musician Phyllis Chen investigates the movements made by performance...

Shiro Otake

Sep 1 , 2019 | Design

Tokyo, Japan — Shiro Otake. Shiro Otake became fascinated at a young age by the music of renowned Argentine folklorist, Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908-1992.) He studied classical guitar with Iwao Suzuki, and eventually with Yupanqui himself. This poster announces Shiro's...

Abe’s Kitchen

Aug 31 , 2019 | Design

Los Angeles, CA — Abe's Kitchen. Abe's Kitchen 「あべの台所」at Chateau Hanare Japanese Brasserie Sake Pairings curated by sake samurai, Chizuko Niikawa-Helton of NYC. Los Angeles restaurant: Chateau Hanare New York restaurant: En Japanese Brasserie...

Team USA

Jul 24 , 2019 | Design, Event

NEW YORK, NY — Team USA. At the USOPP (United States Olympic and Paralympic Properties) 'One Year Out' to Tokyo 2020 Partner Reception, I created calligraphic elements and a design in black ink within the letters of the large USA logo on a 10' by 10' square piece of...

Shiseido – WASO

Apr 24 , 2019 | Event

NEW YORK, NY — Shiseido. The theme of a product line we have introduced called WASO – a line for younger millennials consumers in fun calligraphy art created for consumers.

Connecticut College

Feb 7 , 2019 | Performance, Workshop

NEW LONDON, CT — Connecticut College I performed calligraphy based on Heike Monogatari (The Tale of Heike), an epic account of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180-1185). The...

Vita Fede

Dec 12 , 2018 | Event

NEW YORK, NY — Vita Fede I did a small art event at the offices of Vita Fede in New York. This included a small art exhibition and I decorated two columns in their office with my art work.

Shiseido Event

Nov 1 , 2018 | Event

NEW YORK, NY — Shiseido This is a dinner for Shiseido’s partners at Sephora inside JC Penny. I made some customized calligraphy paintings as a gift to the guests. Shiseido wanted their guests to experience the richness of Japanese culture through this event....

Amabuki Sake Brewery

Sep 11 , 2018 | Design

SAGA, JAPAN — Pure Artisanal Sake 100% Handcrafted with Blossom Yeast by Amabuki Sake Brewery in Saga, Japan Junsui - Pure Artisanal Sake 純粋　

Kutani-Yaki

Jul 24 , 2018 | Design

KANAZAWA, JAPAN — Kutani-yaki is a traditional style of porcelain which is notable for its deep, vivid coloring and highly detailed and elaborate designs of flowers and birds. The Kaburaki Kutani Porcelain Shop & Museum in Kanazawa’s Nagamachi district holds a shop, a...

ON LOVE at Brookfield Place NY

Apr 24 , 2018 | Event, Performance

NEW YORK, NY — ON LOVE — The Art of Lines, Shapes & Symbols Until Sunday 4/29 12AM–12AM Winter Garden Friday 4/20, 12:30PM: Calligraphy Performance with artist Masako Inkyo For this calligraphy performance she painted a very large artwork on the floor in a...

Restaurant Uchu

Feb 3 , 2018 | Design

NEW YORK, NY — It was my honor to design the calligraphy logo for a Japanese restaurant, Uchū ( 宇宙 ) NY. The logo is beautiful and I particularly love the silver tray with the etching. It is amazing an atmosphere and the food is very delicious. The atmosphere is...

2017 Shodo Competition by Shukan NY Seikatsu

Jan 1 , 2018 | Press

週刊生活上コンクール書の散歩道 NEW YORK, NY — I am very happy to see that we received submissions last year from many parts of the US, as well as from the UK. Shodo allows us to create beautiful art by exploring our sense of unity with the brush. We must keep in mind...

Fudehime

Nov 14 , 2017 | Design

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — Beauty of Japanese Tradition “Fudehime” (筆姫）Coloring Brush Pens are handmade by a special craftsman. Sample Calligraphy by Masako Inkyo. 広島筆産業の伝統工芸品の一つとして、カラー筆ペン（筆姫）が発売されます。私の書きました四季の歌（百人一首から）のお手本付きですので参考にしながら練習して頂けます。 Read more about “Fudehime”...

Uchu

Jul 17 , 2017 | Design

NEW YORK, NY — I designed the logo for a tiny Japanese whiskey & kaiseki spot, the bar at Uchū ( 宇宙 ) NY. 217 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 — Featured in Eater New York,16 Outstanding Japanese Tasting Menus That Go...

The United Nations

Jun 16 , 2017 | Event, Performance

Press週刊NY生活 https://www.nyseikatsu.com NHK News Web http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/ I had a calligraphy performance at the UN in a collaborative event...

The United Nations “Peace is… Unity”

Jun 11 , 2017 | Event, Performance

I will be performing at the United Nations on Friday, June 16, 2017, 2-3pm at the UN Visitor's Lobby. This will be a collaborative performance with Sahoko Sato Timpone (Mezzo-soprano). The overarching theme of this series of events is Peace. This month's theme, within...

Shodo Competition by Shukan NY Seikatsu

May 26 , 2017 | Press

Shiseido

May 16 , 2017 | Event, Performance

SHISEIDO NY — Over 1,000 years ago at Mount Koya, Japan, a monk named Kobo Daishi discovered the healing powers of the legendary Enmei herbs that have the effect of rejuvenating the skin. I performed a large floor piece of calligraphy inspired by Mount Koya and...

Yasuda University

Feb 22 , 2017 | Workshop

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN 書の多種多様な表現の世界 Various Calligraphic Expressions — Students created their own art by developing new ideas based on study of the classics.

The Clark Art Institute

Feb 5 , 2017 | Demonstration, Lecture

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — Performance based on stories from the Tale of Genji and the Tale of Heike. These are among the best-known works of classical Japanese literature. Prosperity and decline, karma, novelty, love, sickness, and death, the transient nature of our lives...

Yasuda University

May 19 , 2016 | Lecture

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — 書の美と力 Subject of lecture: Traditional Shodo demands adherence to strict and rigid rules of dimension, proportion, stroke order, and even brush angles and pressures, which leave little room for the artist’s personal expression. In order to...

The Anderson Chase Gallery

Apr 16 , 2016 | Demonstration

NEW YORK, NY — Utsuroi Transition is an exhibition of 14 Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) art works in various styles, ranging from traditional to modern. The meaning of Utsuroi is best translated as “transition” in the spirit of the changing seasons, here expressed in...

Japan Society

Apr 11 , 2016 | Demonstration

NEW YORK, NY — Hyakunin Issue “One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets” Compiled by Fujiwara Teika (1162-1241), Hyakunin Isshu is a celebrated anthology comprising one 31-syllable Tanka poem by each of one hundred poets. Heike Monogatari (Tale of...

Keio Academy Shodo Club

Dec 12 , 2015 | Event, Teaching

HARRISON, NY Title: New Year — Keio Academy NY shodo club Exhibition at Harrison Library

Morimoto Asia

Nov 12 , 2015 | Design

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL Design at the Morimoto Asia Restaurant (Walt Disney World Resort) — Calligraphy design displays Chef Morimoto's belief "Big Dreams & Deep foundation"

Ninohe City Fair 2015 and Urushi & Sake Seminar

Oct 6 , 2015 | Event

NEW YORK, NY — The characters on ice sculpture read URUSHI & SAKE (lacquer & sake). Shodo/Ice Sculpture collaboration (Masako Inkyo/Shintaro Okamoto)

Harrison Public Library Re-Opening

Sep 12 , 2015 | Event

HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY, HARRISON, NY — Purple Cloud by Masako Inkyo is on permanent display in the Kyoko Brown Japanese Collection

RAINBOW BRIDGE at Park Hotel Tokyo

Jul 5 , 2015 | Performance

TOKYO, JAPAN — Live Performance with Pianist Greg Mckenzie at the Park Hotel Tokyo, his sound is very soulful with influences from many styles and cultures, ranging from western classical music to Japanese nursery rhymes.

100 New York Calligraphers

Apr 23 , 2015 | Print

NEW YORK, NY 100 New York Calligraphers By Cynthia Maris Dantzic — Encompassing a wide range of calligraphy in many languages and hands, or styles, this book presents a visual treasury of works by 100 contemporary scribes, all of whom were either born in New York...

Paramount Hotel Diamond Horseshoe

Dec 20 , 2014 | Performance

New York, NY — The two large characters read mujo "impermanence" on stage performance.

Artist in Hotel

Apr 20 , 2014 | Demonstration

PARK HOTEL TOKYO, JAPAN — The Park Hotel Tokyo, in December 2012, started the “Artist in Hotel” project where an artist decorates an entire guest rooms. All the guest rooms on the 31st floor will be so decorated. For my performance I reproduced one of the pieces I...

Middlebury College

Mar 7 , 2014 | Performance

MIDDLEBURY, VT, March 6 and 7, 2014 — Performed The Tale of Genji, a novel by Murasaki Shikibu, a classic work of Japanese literature in the early years of the 11th century. The work is written in Manyogana, an early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese...

Wayou / 和洋

Jan 9 , 2014 | Exhibition, Performance

NEW YORK, NY — Into Project: The history of Japanese calligraphy developed under the influence of Chinese calligraphy techniques. As Japanese culture and social systems evolved in the mid-Heian period (around the 10th century), the renowned calligraphers Ono no...

Fuji TV

Nov 30 , 2013 | Interview

Interview clips from 「ANA きっかけの翼～空がつなげた日本の想い～NYで書道を教える院京昌子さん」 produced by Fuji TV

Shooting Star at the Park Hotel Tokyo

Jun 23 , 2013 | Event, Performance

Jazzセッションパークホテル東京 2013 SHOOTING STAR AT THE PARK HOTEL TOKYO – Live Performance with pianist Greg Mckenzie — In the performance in Shooting Star, the black background symbolizes the galaxy while the golden specks are hiragana characters that are the countless stars in...

Illumination

Dec 15 , 2012 | Exhibition

ONISHI GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY — Created my own harmonious world on paper with the gradations, spatial relationships, and rhythm of characters, choosing between the five calligraphic scripts in expressing aspects of nature.

Art Catalogue “Light and Shadow”

May 13 , 2012 | Print

NEW YORK, NY — Presents art in contemporary and traditional styles, juxtaposing exquisite passages from classic literature and Buddhist texts with boldly brushed semi-abstract compositions. Photography: Christopher Terry, Christopher Newhard and Andrew Lee, Design:...

East Coast Japan America League Conference

Nov 19 , 2011 | Conference

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY — East Coast Japan America League (ECJAL) was established in 1992 at Brown University in order to celebrate Japanese Culture and promote its rich traditions through a series of lecturers. The theme of 2011 at Columbia University...