Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is ...

A 1,200-year-old calligraphy masterpiece that has been loaned by Taiwan’s National Palace Museum for an exhibition in Japan sparked widespread outrage in China. The calligraphy, titled “Requiem to my ...

As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn’t read her Japanese grandmother’s letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting. Over a decade later, Kaoru realized her grandmother hadn’t been a poor ...

Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold, and even longer for the most ...

Arts Walk cover artist Chiyo Sanada, who began studying calligraphy at age 7 in her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan, puts her whole body into her work. Courtesy of Chiyo Sanada Arts Walk poster artist ...

KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture--Japanese calligrapher Keiichi Sato is 95 years old and on a mission. “My aim is to get all 100 million people in Japan to develop a splendid writing style,” he says. It ...

Widely considered Korea’s most prominent calligrapher, Jung Do-Jun will be featured in the upcoming “Paths of Ink” exhibition at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo A new “Paths of Ink” ...

A joint exhibition of 50 Chinese and Japanese calligraphy and ink painting works went on show in Tokyo recently. Some 100 artists and officials from both countries were present for the exhibition.