All works are handwritten by calligrapher Rinsen Obitsu.
Each piece is created one by one, with care and intention, entirely by her hand.

 

Rinsen Obitsu – Biography

Calligrapher / Contemporary Artist

Rinsen Obitsu presents calligraphy works both in Japan and abroad, exploring themes such as ancient characters, dragons, nature, and the power of words. Her work portrays “landscapes of color” within the black-and-white world of ink. In her unique project The Rose Calligraphy, born from a mystical encounter between roses and calligraphy, she uses natural rosewater and pigments extracted from the "Sahime" rose of Oku-Izumo Rose Garden to grind ink, infusing each piece with fragrance and color. Obitsu's work harmonizes tradition and innovation, cultivating a distinctive world of calligraphy.

Awards

  • 2000: Selected Award, Dokuritsu Exhibition (Ink on Shikishi Paper)

  • 2001: Semi-Selected Award, Dokuritsu Exhibition (Ink on Shinkiri)

  • 2013: Selected Award, Gen-nichi Exhibition – Dragon and Tiger (Ancient Characters)

  • 2014: Semi-Selected Award, Gen-nichi Exhibition – Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches (Ancient Characters)

  • 2014: 1st Place, Calligraphy Division – Christmas Art Competition in YOKOHAMA

  • 2016: Appointed Honorary Guest Member of the Royal Society of British Artists

Solo and Group Exhibitions in Japan

  • Aug 2011: Solo Exhibition – Kominka Café Kissako (Jinbocho)

  • Oct 2011: Solo Exhibition – STAGE Ginza (Ginza)

  • Jan 2013: Solo Exhibition – Gallery Café Pupu (Kunitachi)

  • Jun 2015: Blooming Arts – Group Exhibition at Bungeishunju Gallery (Ginza)

  • Oct 2015: Collaborative Exhibition RIN – Resonating Calligraphy and Frames with frame designer Daisuke Iwashita (Nagoya)

  • Jun 2016: Solo Exhibition – Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE 1,2,3
      Rinsen × Ojo⁺ × HEMING’S – Fusion of Japanese Art and Washi Threads

  • Jun 2017: Solo Exhibition – Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE 1,2,3
      Calligraphy of the Heart and Washi Threads

  • Jun 2019: Solo Exhibition – Dining & Gallery Mayugura (Ome)

  • Nov 2019: Two-Person Exhibition with painter Ryoko Morita (Ome)

  • Jun 2021: Solo Exhibition – Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE 1,2,3

  • Aug 2022: Solo Exhibition – Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE 1,2,3

International Exhibitions and Cultural Exchanges

  • Nov 2013: Japanese Arts Selection (New York)
      – Live performance of “Dragon” at Selected Artists Exhibition

  • Feb 2015: MINERVA X in LONDON (London)
      – Exhibition of works by contemporary female artists

  • May 2015: NEO-JAPONISM in TAHITI (Tahiti)
      – Cultural exchange commemorating 120 years since Paul Gauguin’s arrival in Tahiti
      – Courtesy visit to the Presidential Office of Tahiti; featured in Air Tahiti Nui’s in-flight magazine

  • Sep 2015: JAPAN ART TASTING EXPO in MILANO (Milan)
      – Official event of the Japan Pavilion at EXPO 2015

  • Oct 2015: JAPAN ARTS & CRAFTS in PRAGUE (Prague)
      – Exhibition of works by leading Japanese contemporary artists

  • May 2016: Exhibition MINERVA (London)
      – Group exhibition of contemporary Japanese artists

👉The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011

Homepage: https://www.rinsen.jp
Instagram:  @rinsen_obitsu
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