One of Mary Stephens’ fondest memories of Japanese brush painting master Kazuko Reynolds stems from a visit the two took to China in 1987. Mrs. Reynolds often found herself sketching the sites ...

John Carpenter, the curator of Japanese art at the Metropolitan Museum ... I’m drawn into the world of exquisite beauty brushes. The store is a modern white box, with glowing display cases ...

The traditional Japanese art technique began during the Edo period in Japan from 1603 to 1867. It’s a form of sumi-e, a painting style that involves an ink wash and brush similar to what’s ...

When Japanese ... brushes. And known for being largely destroyed by a U.S. nuclear weapon. Her grandmother was an atomic bomb survivor. “She loved my calligraphy. I always made art for her ...