Friday, July 1, 2011

Karatedo Kata Taikan Sakagami Ryusho Itosukai

Karatedo Kata taikan
This is a deluxe karate Kata chronicle by Sakagami Ryusho.

In the postscript to this book,Sakagami Sadaaki,the son of Ryusho Sakagami,says,"This book contains Itosukai Karate Kata   my father has been making great efforts to learn for a lomg time.It is natural that it is very difficult to describe Kata through pics or captions.My father passed away at the age of 78.I feel that we need to show Itoskai karate Kata to younger generation,which have been handed down from generation to generation."

One of the must-have books if you are interested in Itosukai Karate.

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Sesshu Master of Ink and Brush 50th Anniversary Exhibition

Seshhu Master of Ink and Brush
This is an exhibition catalogue about Sesshu.Fortunately,some pages including foreword are written in English.5 works by Sesshu are designated as National Treasures!It is not too much to say that he is the Greatest Japanese Painter.

The English foreword says,"In the eighty-odd years of his life,Sesshu established a unique personal style characterized by strenghth of touch and and solidity of composition that produced a legacy of masterpices including the Long Landscape Scroll,amd the View of Amanohashidate.

This special exhibition is the first major exhibition of Sesshu's work since the 450th anniversary of his death.As a matter of course ,it includes the master paintere's own best known works,but we are also fortunate to be able to include several paintings signed with characteres formely pronounced Sessho,who could have been the youbg Sesshu."

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