{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/660840ba0048340017efadce/6619f7e79f852b0016d59566?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 4: Studying Calligraphy in Japan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/660840ba0048340017efadce/1712978009171-c7b9c6b48ae178066748f1222263320a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode I talk about some calligraphy-related activities during my recent trip to Japan:</p><ul><li>a 1-on-1 calligraphy training session I had with a calligraphy master in Kyoto (Chifumi Calligraphy Kyoto)</li><li>a visit to a calligraphy exhibit in Kyoto (in Shimadai Gallery)</li><li>the book hotel in Jinbocho (the city of books) and purchasing a calligraphy dictionary</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The cover image is the final work I made during my calligraphy lesson in Kyoto. It reads 以心伝心 [ishin denshin], which means \"communicating without words\", or \"telepathy\".</p><p><br></p><p>By the way, the cover image in Japanesque episodes 1 and 2 is also a work I did of the character 和, meaning \"peace\" and \"Japan\".</p><p><br></p><p>Here's the website for the calligraphy classroom I visited: <a href=\"https://calligraphy-kyoto.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://calligraphy-kyoto.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Check out this link for my photo album of the Shimadai gallery: https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2024/04/13/japan-travels-shimadai-gallery-calligraphy-photo-collection/</p>","author_name":"J.D. Wisgo"}