JAPAN Forward
“Take flight together” says this representation of what the Year of the Tiger means for mankind, “Let’s leap free of the gloom the virus has brought!” ー(Photo gallery.)
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Yasuko looks on as Shoko then takes up a giant brush, dips it into a red lacquered pan of midnight-black ink, and arcs it back and forth across the white background, stabbing and finessing the brushstrokes by turn.
After a short, intense flurry of activity, the work is done. “Tobu” is born, filled with the new life Shoko has given it.
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Author: JAPAN Forward
