March 26, 2009. “12 centuries of Japanese calligraphy: from the 8th to the 21st century”. Master class of Japanese calligraphers Hirose Syoko and Takefusa Sashida.

For 12 centuries already the Japanese senseis have been amazed the whole world by their calligraphy symbols, bearing not only the artistic features, but also the deep philosophic meaning. Each line has its own conceptual filling, every brush stroke creates beauty. Hirose Syoko and Takefusa Sashida pulverized the audience with their energy. They were writing the hieroglyphs with such emotionality that only Japanese masters can bear.

As the great Chinese calligrapher Mr. Chen Wen-Fu told us, Japanese calligraphy differs greatly from the Chinese one. He came to the master-class of his colleagues from Japan got to know many new things about calligraphy. For instance, Mr. Chen Wen-Fu told that the Japanese calligraphy differs from the Chinese one not only by brushes, the width of brush strokes, but also by a special artistic impression.

The participants of master class had opportunity to write Japanese hieroglyph themselves. The best essays were marked by Hirose-san stamp.

Having spent three hours at the national Japanese performance the people very unwillingly left the Museum, and all of them were happy about how they had spent the evening. The masters appreciated very much the interest that the Russian audience showed towards their art, the visitors were cheered up by a special spirit of fine art, and the journalists made a top-news material. And, what is very important, the Contemporary museum of calligraphy received some new masterpieces for its rich collection.