Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1992) imperial prize
Eizan Naruse
なるせ えいざん
Naruse Eizan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-03-01 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2007-07-16 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Calligrapher
- Active Years
- 1950-2007
- Affiliations
- Councilor, Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition), Advisor, Yomiuri Calligraphy Association, Supreme Advisor, Kenshin Calligraphy Association, Advisor, All Japan Calligraphy Federation, Representative, Makisha Bunka Association, Advisory Judge, Metropolitan Police Self-Defense Association, Exhibitor, Modern Calligraphy Twenty-Person Exhibition, Visiting Professor, Seitoku University
- Influenced By
- Sugiame Aoyama
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Nitten Special Selection | — | — | Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten) | Received |
| 1987 | Prime Minister's Prize | Poem of Du Fu | — | Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten) | Received |
| 1992 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | Received |
| 1992 | Imperial Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | Received |
| 1994 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | Conferred |
| 2001 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | Selected |
| 2007 | Senior Fourth Rank | — | — | Government of Japan | Conferred |
| 2007 | Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class | — | — | Government of Japan | Conferred |
Nitten Special Selection
1964
Organization:
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
Result:
Received
Prime Minister's Prize
1987
Work:
Poem of Du Fu
Organization:
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
Result:
Received
Japan Art Academy Prize
1992
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
Received
Imperial Prize
1992
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
Received
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1994
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Conferred
Person of Cultural Merit
2001
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Selected
Senior Fourth Rank
2007
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Conferred
Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class
2007
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Conferred
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Inscription on the Tomb of Su Xiaoci (Shodo Technique Lecture)
1988 BookInscription on Northern Wei Tombstones (Shodo Technique Lecture)
1988 BookHow to Write on Colored Paper and Tansaku (Kanji - Harmony Style)
1988 Book100 Selections of Poetic Calligraphy Examples, Vol.5: Song and Yuan - Lu You et al.
1998 BookSelected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.2: Ni Yuanlu
1999 BookSelected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.5: Wu Changshuo
1999 BookDictionary of Cursive Script
2000 BookSelected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.6: Wen Zhengming, Wen Peng, Chen Chun, Xu Wei
2001 BookDetours in Calligraphy Creation
2001 BookSelected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.9: Chen Hongshou, Yang Xian
2001 Book200 Selected Shikishi by Aoyama Sugiame
2003 BookWorks of Eizan Naruse
2007 BookBibliography
- Inscription on the Tomb of Su Xiaoci (Shodo Technique Lecture)
- Inscription on Northern Wei Tombstones (Shodo Technique Lecture)
- How to Write on Colored Paper and Tansaku (Kanji - Harmony Style)
- 100 Selections of Poetic Calligraphy Examples, Vol.5: Song and Yuan - Lu You et al.
- Selected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.2: Ni Yuanlu
- Selected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.5: Wu Changshuo
- Dictionary of Cursive Script
- Selected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.6: Wen Zhengming, Wen Peng, Chen Chun, Xu Wei
- Detours in Calligraphy Creation
- Selected Masterpieces in Scroll Format, Vol.9: Chen Hongshou, Yang Xian
- 200 Selected Shikishi by Aoyama Sugiame
- Works of Eizan Naruse
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Original calligraphic style derived from brush movement
- Recurring Motifs
- Semi-cursive and cursive script
Legacy
He established an original calligraphic style centered on semi-cursive and cursive script, influencing the calligraphy world significantly, with his work adopted for the Agency for Cultural Affairs signboard.
Academic Societies
- Kenshin Calligraphy Association
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- His vertical script was adopted for the Agency for Cultural Affairs signboard, used until 2018.