Shoko Hirose
Tokyo, Japan
Calligrapher, artist
Biography
1941 Born in Niigata Prefecture. Fellow of the Society of Art Connoisseurs (Itikawa.
1998 Participant of the Muroshe Syundji exhibition (Tokyo, Ikebukuro). Establishment of the SHOKO society, Ichikawa.
1999 One-man show at the Daimaru department store Gallery, Tokyo.
The Art Space Kaori Group exhibition (Tokyo, Yaesu).
2000 Group exhibition of Hirose Shoko and Yoshida Mitsue (Tokyo, Iidabashi).
Master-class venues:
Ichikawa, House of the Working Youths (Ichikawa —shi Rodo-Sheisyonen-Homu)
Ichikawa, City Hall (Ichikawa —shi Shiyakusho)
Public Meeting Hall Ichikawa (Ichikawa —Kominkan)
Public Meeting Hall Ichikawa —Hongyotoku (Ichikawa — Hongyotoku –Kominkan)
Public Meeting Hall Eastern Ichikawa (Ichikawa —Tobu-Kominkan)
Public Meeting Hall Ichikawa —Nobuatsu (Ichikawa — Nobuatsu —Kominkan)
Public Meeting Hall Ichikawa —Vakamia (Ichikawa — Vakamiya —Kominkan)
Public Meeting Hall Ichikawa —Sachi (Ichikawa — Sachi —Kominkan)
Cry
Paper, Japanese ink (SUMI ) Japanese brush (FUDE) Raccoon dog, 143x74 cm, 2008
Road
Japanese paper (WASHI), Japanese ink (SUMI ) Japanese brush (FUDE) Raccoon dog, 53x38 cm, 2008
Yamabuki (flower)
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 64x94 cm, 2008
Luck
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 94x64 cm, 2008
Strength
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 64x94 cm, 2008
Rower
Special Japanese paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 97x66 cm, 2007
Infinity of Dream
Special Japanese Paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 35x136 cm, 2007
Dream
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76,5x108,5 cm, 2008
A Strange Ring
Special Japanese paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 35x135 cm, 2007
Jump
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76,5x108,5 cm, 2008
Mine
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 73x54 cm, 2007
White & Black
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi) Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Heart is as Lonely as the Moon
Special Japanese Paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 52.5x224 cm, 2007
Sakura
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Dragon
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 60x77 cm, 2007
Play
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 108,5x79 сm, 2008
Flower dance
Special Japanese Paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 35x135 cm, 2008
Purple
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Peach tree
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Green
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Happy
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm,2008
Celebration
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 62x79 cm, 2008
Yellow
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Basic
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 75x52.5 cm, 2008
Color
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Flower
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 69x101 cm, 2008
Flower Road
Special Japanese paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 35x134.6 cm, 2008
Silver
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108.5 cm, 2008
Red
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76.5x108,5 cm, 2008
Long Way
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 2008
Thunder in the Sky
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 76,5x108,5 cm, 2008
Hail to Amida (Amitabha) Buddha
Special Japanese paper (Washi), Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 26x135 cm, 2008
Love
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х224 cm, 2009
Sun
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х190.5 cm, 2009
Sakura
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х267.5 cm, 2009
Birth
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 190.5х106.8 cm, 2009
Cosmos
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х226.5 cm, 2009
Dragon
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х166.5 cm, 2009
Harmony
Whatman, Chinese black ink, brush, 106.8х166.5 cm, 2009
Spring – Haze
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 63,7х94 cm, 2010
Wind of Bamboo
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36,5х107 cm, 2010
Cherry
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 63,7х94 cm, 2010
East West South North
Silk, ink, 36,8x237 cm, 2010
Road
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 94х63,7 cm, 2010
Ancient City
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 63,7х94 cm, 2010
Soul
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 94х63,7 cm, 2010
Sunset
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36,5х124 cm, 2010
Snow-covered
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 63,7х94 cm, 2010
Sound
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 79х109 cm, 2010
Play
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 78,5х108,5 cm, 2010
Forest
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36,5х50,5 cm, 2010
Sky
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 94х63,7 cm, 2010
Cloud of White
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36х110 cm, 2010
Heart
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36,5х37,5 cm, 2010
Strength
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 63,7х94 cm, 2010
Tranquility – Peace
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 94х63,7 cm, 2010
Pure Interest
Wax and color calligraphy (black, gray ink), 36,5х37,5 cm, 2010
Language
Paper, Japanese ink (Sumi), Japanese Raccoon dog-hair brush (Fude), 64x94 cm, 2008
Yama-Sakura/Cherry tree of mountain
Indian paper, Brush, 68x97 cm, 2014
Jyonetsu/passion
Japan paper, Brush, 78x108 cm, 2014
Bamboo
Paper, ink, brush, 660x975 mm, 2017
True
Designer paper, ink, brush, 690x990 mm, 2017
Love
Paper, ink, brush, 638×942 mm, 2017
Flower's heart
Paper, ink, brush, 512×970 mm, 2017
Pine tree
Paper, ink, brush, 638×942 mm, 2017.
