Education

PhD (Arts) courses completed from Osaka University Graduate School of Letters, Doctorate (Literature)

Publication
The Place of the Work: Issues in the Art of Calligraphy Selected Dissertation for the 1st Aoyama San'u Commemorative Award Aoyama San'u Commemorative Award Secretariat, 1998.
The Horizon of the Art of Calligraphy: Its History and Interpretation Osaka University Press, 2000.
Changes in Japanese ‘ Modern ’ Calligraphy Aesthetics: Looking at Japanese Culture, 2004.
The Power of the Water Stem to Harmonize: A Study on the Aesthetic Value of Kana Calligraphy, in History of Calligraphy and Writing The Society for the History of Calligraphy and Calligraphic Art, 2011.
The Tradition and Transformation of the Aesthetics of Books in East Asia (co-author), Sangensha Publishing, 2016.

 

She specializes in calligraphy and art studies. She studies the aesthetic norms and artistry of calligraphy, focusing on the formation of Japanese calligraphy through the reception of Chinese calligraphy, and the transformation of artistic views through the reception of Western artistic views since the modern era.

In recent years, she has concurrently conducted research on appreciation activities and learning processes from the perspective of lifelong learning.