42nd Sankei International "Sho" Exhibition (第42回産経国際書展) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

A while ago, I submitted two works for the 42nd Sankei International "Sho" Exhibition (第42回産経国際書展) and received notification that one of them was selected for the exhibition. Today, I made my way to see my work on exhibition.

 

There is only one venue in Tokyo for the Sankei International "Sho" Exhibition and it is at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, spanning 12 exhibition halls (4 on each floor, on B1, level 1, and level 2; basically, these are all the exhibition halls at the museum except for those used by the museum for its own exhibits). Out of the 12 exhibition halls, 10 were used for the exhibition, while the remaining 2 halls were used for the "junior" section, displaying works by school students. Out of the 10 halls, works submitted by the public (from all 47 prefectures in Japan, as well as those who submitted from overseas) took up about 4 halls; the remaining 6 halls displayed works by members of the Sankei Shokai Calligraphy Association.

 

Here are some of the pieces on exhibition. 

Here are some of the winning works by students.

 
I timed my visit to day because there was also a calligraphy demonstration, where the two calligraphers who received the top awards were asked to demonstrate how they go about creating their works.

 

This is my work on display in section 81 of the exhibition.

 

Last year, my work was selected for the first time for the 75th Mainichi Shodo Exhibition. This makes it the second consecutive year that my work has been selected for a national-level calligraphy exhibition. I hope to continue my submission cycle as outlined here.