On Saturday, I went to see the exhibition of the original pictures by Ms. Moto Hagio. It was such a thrilling experience. She certainly is a great talent.
In comparison, my calligraphy looks so commonplace and uninteresting.
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土曜日に萩尾望都さんの原画展を観に行きました。やはり天才だと思いました。
それに引き換え、私の字のつまらないこと・・・！
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In today’s lesson, we all had a fulfilling time. However, that means we were all exhausted at the end.
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今日のお稽古は、充実していましたが、その分疲れました。
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In today’s lesson, I realized how poor I am at planning ahead a number of times.
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今日のお稽古では、何度も自分の計画性の無さを感じました。
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The phrase says this is about the time chrysanthemums bloom.
Now, I remember my late father was pretty pleased with my flower arrangement of only chrysanthemums displayed at our entrance when I was young and practicing Japanese style flower arrangement, Ikebana, like many other Japanese young women. And I was extremely surprised, because my father was a kind of person who would not notice flowers or any other decorations, if there were any. I realized then the flowers had a big presence.
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若かった頃のこと、お花のお稽古で習った菊だけの盛り花を玄関に飾っておいたら、普段は花があるのかないのかにも気づかない亡父が喜んでくれたのを覚えています。存在感のある花なのだと思いました。
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I tried this task several times. However, unfortunately, this maybe the best I can do now.
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何度か書いてみましたが、今のところ、こんな感じにしか書けません。
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“The moon” is a seasonal word for autumn in haiku composing. The photo shows my work of six or seven years ago. The third letter from the last represents “the moon”. The last three letters are “the moon”, “near” and “the people”.
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月は秋の季語のようですから、月が出てくるものを探しました。６〜７年前に書きましたが、最後の３文字は、月が人の近くにあると言っているかなと思います。
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One is a hanging scroll with a haiku written in kana or a calligraphy style with Japanese alphabet, and the other is a scroll to be spread on a table with kanji or Chinese characters work. Will these serve as samples to show to the people in the Western World?
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壁に吊り下げる軸装で仮名のものと、テーブルに置く巻子で漢字のもの。西洋の人たちに見てもらう見本はこれでいいかな、と考え中です。
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Both have same motif, a tanka poem <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka> with a dash of grotesqueness by Chūya Nakahara. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chūya_Nakahara
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For the yellow paper, I used a brush with a batch of longer tissues than normal ones, while for the white paper, I used a normal type of brush.
As you may be aware, it is difficult to handle a brush with long hair skillfully. But if you succeed, it can create interesting lines, and I like using those brushes.
When I open my eyes on a winter night/
I fancy an apparition of a girl with silver eyes/
Stands in the darkness/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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ちょっと怪奇趣味の中原中也の短歌です。黄色い紙のは長鋒で、白い方は一般的な長さの筆を使いました。
長鋒を使いこなすのはとても難しいですが、うまくすると面白い線が書けるから好きです。
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