Japan has many particular culture.
For example, Porcelain, Pottery, Calligraphy, Japanese kitchen knife, Japanese sword and armor Ink painting, UKIYOE, KIMONO and so on.
There are many things.
From now on, I pick up a product and introduce what it is, its origin, popular human of it and contemporary demand.
If you thought that you want to know about some Japanese products, please write a coment on this page.
I prioritize your opinion and write about it as soon as I can.
So, tell me your opinion!!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The reason -to introduce Japan-
I like Japanese culture -KIMONO, Calligraphy, temple and so on.
But people who are interested in Japanese culture are minority in Japan now.
I cannot think about it without sadness.
Many Japanese people tend to ignore own culture.
However, in the world, many people are interested in Japan.
So, I try to tell them information about Japan.
If I could make them be more interested in, they will come to Japan more and more.
And some of them will try to meet a artisan in arts.
I think that if the artisan would be pleased with them, they will be able to inherit his technique.
Now, the artisan cannot bring down own technique to next generation.
It is a big problem.
But this problem will be solved, when I will have succeeded.
So, I start to write about Japan in spite of my poor English.
I do not want Japanese cultural products to be disappeared.
These are the reason of my action.
But people who are interested in Japanese culture are minority in Japan now.
I cannot think about it without sadness.
Many Japanese people tend to ignore own culture.
However, in the world, many people are interested in Japan.
So, I try to tell them information about Japan.
If I could make them be more interested in, they will come to Japan more and more.
And some of them will try to meet a artisan in arts.
I think that if the artisan would be pleased with them, they will be able to inherit his technique.
Now, the artisan cannot bring down own technique to next generation.
It is a big problem.
But this problem will be solved, when I will have succeeded.
So, I start to write about Japan in spite of my poor English.
I do not want Japanese cultural products to be disappeared.
These are the reason of my action.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Miki Otake's Calligraphy, "KUSA" The Grass
Close your eyes, please.
And image a vast grass.
There are many short, pretty grasses on the ground.
They are living sturdy and the ground reminds me of some kindness.
Open your eyes, please.
Look at this picture.
Green sheet and Black lines.
Maybe you have imaged a view like this.
But, it is not mere a art.
These Black lines describe a Chinese charecter -草-.
It means the Grass.
Miki Otake's calligraphy describes Chinese character or Japanese character as a shape of object, which the letter means.
Her imagenation is very humorous.
She makes people who saw her Calligraphy mistake letters for object.
Doing it is very difficult, but she can.
It is one of breathtaking doing.
In the world, there are not so many people who can do it.
I felt "Force" to grow more from the deep Black lines, and Kindness for all livings from the green sheet.
Obviously, this Calligraphy is organic, not inorganic.
How did you feel about this Calligraphy?
And image a vast grass.
There are many short, pretty grasses on the ground.
They are living sturdy and the ground reminds me of some kindness.
Open your eyes, please.
Look at this picture.
Green sheet and Black lines.
Maybe you have imaged a view like this.
But, it is not mere a art.
These Black lines describe a Chinese charecter -草-.
It means the Grass.
Miki Otake's calligraphy describes Chinese character or Japanese character as a shape of object, which the letter means.
Her imagenation is very humorous.
She makes people who saw her Calligraphy mistake letters for object.
Doing it is very difficult, but she can.
It is one of breathtaking doing.
In the world, there are not so many people who can do it.
I felt "Force" to grow more from the deep Black lines, and Kindness for all livings from the green sheet.
Obviously, this Calligraphy is organic, not inorganic.
How did you feel about this Calligraphy?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Miki Otake's Calligraphy, "HANA" The Flower
Hi!
My first presentation about Japanese cultural products is Calligraphy.
This is Miki Otake's Calligraphy, "HANA" The Flower.
This image looks like a flower -like a tulip or lotus.
But it is a kind of Chinese letter -花-.
It means flower.
Some of you thought " Is this a image of flower, isn't it?"
I thought it, too, in my first impression.
But I gazed it, I realized it is a letter.
I was astonished so much.
I had had a image that Calligraphy describes only shape of letter in monochromatic.
But this picture is different from my last image.
Seeing it, I could not think about it any more.
My prejudice was completely broken.
It describes a shape of object which is meant by the letter.
She used thick and thin line.
And the color of ink is very delicate.
Surely, this is an art !!!
If you pleased about it, please click the picture about an art!!!
My first presentation about Japanese cultural products is Calligraphy.
This is Miki Otake's Calligraphy, "HANA" The Flower.
This image looks like a flower -like a tulip or lotus.
But it is a kind of Chinese letter -花-.
It means flower.
Some of you thought " Is this a image of flower, isn't it?"
I thought it, too, in my first impression.
But I gazed it, I realized it is a letter.
I was astonished so much.
I had had a image that Calligraphy describes only shape of letter in monochromatic.
But this picture is different from my last image.
Seeing it, I could not think about it any more.
My prejudice was completely broken.
It describes a shape of object which is meant by the letter.
She used thick and thin line.
And the color of ink is very delicate.
Surely, this is an art !!!
If you pleased about it, please click the picture about an art!!!
Friday, April 4, 2008
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