Japan | Masako Inkyo, Shodo Artist

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.

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 Heike). The Story of heike is 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 central theme of the story is the Buddhist law of impermanence.

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)

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.

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 characters used phonetically.

書の多種多様な表現の世界

Various Calligraphic Expressions

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