Daruma Magazine
Encyclopedia
Daruma Magazine is a quarterly English language magazine published in Amagasaki, Japan
and devoted to Japanese art
and antiques. It is owned by Takeguchi Momoko and has been published since 1994. In addition to the major articles, each issue contains brief articles on haiku
, woodblock prints
, and ikebana
.
Amagasaki, Hyogo
is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.-History:...
and devoted to Japanese art
Japanese art
Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper and more recently manga, cartoon, along with a myriad of other types of works of art...
and antiques. It is owned by Takeguchi Momoko and has been published since 1994. In addition to the major articles, each issue contains brief articles on haiku
Haiku
' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
, woodblock prints
Woodblock printing in Japan
Woodblock printing in Japan is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre; however, it was also used very widely for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was only...
, and ikebana
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as .-Etymology:"Ikebana" is from the Japanese and . Possible translations include "giving life to flowers" and "arranging flowers".- Approach :...
.