With Art by Yūko & Paul
Yūko
Yūko Ōkuma calligraphed a waka poem by Akiko Yosano and Hatsumi Sensei painted a nude beside it. This collaborative artwork, and an essay by Yūko, are in our book, Masaaki Hatsumi: Dojo Giga | Heaven. In her essay, Yūko writes about speaking with Sensei, and painting with him, and watching him teach at the dojo. Perhaps you’ve seen these things too but not through Yūko’s eyes. A martial artist who sees from just one angle is limited. We can learn about Hatsumi Sensei by seeing him from Yūko’s perspective.
Paul
Hatsumi Sensei taught calligraphy at the dojo in the '90s and Paul has been dedicated to his brushwork since then so we asked Paul and Yūko to paint on the inside cover of Heaven.
Their artworks are below (these are painted onto the shikishi on the inside cover of Heaven books). We can post books from Japan to most locations worldwide and your purchase includes a donation to the artists.
Each Heaven book has a shikishi mounted inside the book's front cover. Our shikishi was recognized by UNESCO for the craftsman's traditional Japanese paper making methods — it's gorgeous paper which takes sumi ink nicely. Yuko and Paul painted original artworks here. See the artworks below. These Heaven books with original artworks are available for order.
By Paul
木鶏
See pg 209 of Heaven
8P1 SOLD (Jeff O)
竹性
See pg 203 of Heaven
8P2 SOLD (D. E. Oliver)
楽
Visit here for video discussion. Hatsumi Sensei's painting Meisō 瞑想 will appear in Earth.
8P3 SOLD (Betsy L)
Collaborative works — by Yūko & Paul
無事
8PY1 SOLD (William M)
根情
8PY2 SOLD (Kieran N)
神心神眼
8PY3 SOLD (Robert T)
By Yūko
歩心満保寿
See pg 186 of Heaven
8Y1
自他一如
8Y4
万変不驚
8Y7 SOLD (Jeff O)
拈華微笑
8Y5
万変不驚
8Y8 SOLD (Wayne S)
忍
8Y9
明珠在掌
8Y10
万変不驚
8Y11
梵字 | 大日如来 | 胎蔵界
8Y12
明珠在掌
8Y13
万変不驚
8Y14
人生一睡
See pg 117 of Heaven
8Y15
今日無事
8Y16
梵字 | 大日如来 | 金剛界
8Y6 SOLD (Steven H)
忍
8Y3
8Y3 SOLD (Mike J)
Choose Your Book
These are unique artworks painted into your book by Yūko & Paul (and your purchase includes a donation to the artists). Which artwork would you like?
- Click 'BUY NOW' below.
- We'll confirm your order by email.
- Reply by email to chose your artwork (for example 8Y1).
Worldwide from Japan
Heaven is $145 and worldwide delivery is $50 ($195 total). Order three books to get free delivery. If you order three, each will be individually boxed and all three will arrive in a single carton. Delivery to Australia, Europe, and the US should be smooth (but due to COVID we will probably need to decline requests for other destinations). After you order, we'll reply by email to confirm details.
One Book
$145 (+$50 postage) = $195
Three Books
$145 x 3 (+free postage) = $435