Presented by the PSU Center for Japanese Studies
Co-sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Literatures
A presentation by Naoko Fujii and Iyoko Okano, members of the Meito Shodokai (Japanese Calligraphy) Association, on the various brushwork stemming from calligraphy styles that developed at different times and how they are reflected in classics.
Naoko Fujii is the recipient of multiple awards at Japan's oldest and most prestigious Mainichi Calligraphy Competition, as well as the Japanese Foreign Ministry award at an American calligraphy competition. She began her calligraphy studies at the age of ten and attended Daito Bunka University where she studied under Master Shumpo Akashi. Her studies included both Japanese and Chinese calligraphy techniques as well as histories. She started teaching calligraphy to a wide range of students during her study before beginning her career as a high school teacher in Saitama, Japan.
Iyoko Okano is a Japanese native who has lived in Seattle for over 35 years. She started calligraphy studies at the age of seven and continued at Gakushuin University in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a B.A. and teaching certificates for Japanese Literature and language as well as Japanese calligraphy. She met Mr. Yoshiyasu Fujii in 2002 in Seattle and has been studying calligraphy under him since then. She has received multiple awards in Japanese calligraphy competitions, including the Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition.
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Portland State University’s Superb Japanese Language Program: Where People in Greater Portland Come to Learn Japanese.