# Japanese calligraphy.

Examines Japanese language symbols in art, rediscovered by the painter Pierre Alechinsky. Abstract Western art is compared to Japanese art, which has been "modern" for ten centuries Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Depicts the meaning and place of the Japan.se language symbols in art and in other types of communication. Shows the work and approach of the traditional artist and the new approach of the modern young artist. Produced in France. English narration.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1957
- Runtime: 16 min
- By: Films Incorporated
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/japanesecalligraphy)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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