Yan Zhenqing is one of China's most famous calligraphers A decision by Taiwan's National Palace Museum to lend a rare calligraphy to Japan's Tokyo National Museum has sparked outrage across China.
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.
Ma, the Met curator, was introduced to the artist in 2010, but she had admired her calligraphy since childhood. “I grew up in Taipei, and I remember that we had a catalog of hers,” Ma recalled. “At ...
The 67-year-old calligrapher from Karachi has been working at the Masjid-i-Nabawi for the past 35 years. Speaking at the inauguration of the calligraphy corner, he said that he was picked by a ...