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How do you do Mr. Katushka Saucedo
This is Akira Kajiura, they call me "HYO" - Piao in Chinese pronunciation -.
Thank you very much for your message and visitnig my site "Falling intoa doze".
I am very glad to have received your message from opposite side of the eath.
Please enjoy sumi-e more and more. and I wish you a good opportunity to lean sumi-e.
And please visit my site again and again.
Thanks a lot.

Regards
HYO -Akira Kajiura-

Dear Diego
Thank you so much for visiting my site, HYO san's "Falling into a Doze".
I am very glad to receive your message upon my page.
From Equdor !
Please teach me about you and your country. Several times I've heard of this name, but I don't know so much.
Please visit my site again and let me know how you are interested in my site.
Thank you very much again.
Best regards Akira Kajiura

Dear Akira,
What a nice new home page!!
I like the Bon Bai ( in the Netherlands bonsai) too! How old are the ones of your grandfather, you showed? "GYO-ZUI" What a lovely scene!! Warm memories !!
I found a Sumi-e book translated into Dutch written by Hakuho Hirayama.....Do you know that name??
I attached some of the paintings of the Lady I told you before. I am very curious what you think about her work!
I even visit a exhibition of Japanese calligraphy and found also calligraphy of Roman characters painted in Japanese style.
At the moment there are a lot of Japanese exhibitions in the Netherlands in the framework of the 400 years of cooperations between Japan and the Netherlands.
In the meantime I do my meditations and exercises.....
The loverly paintings of Tomoko are also inspiring please, give my regards to her!
All the best and kind regards,
E-ly

Dear Akira,
Thank you for your reply! I already found the midwest society, but the others were new to me!
Not only I love the paintings, but also the philosophy of the sumi-e art.
I learned a lot about the history of the Japanese paintings. Thank you for the suggestion to translate a english book into my language, of course that was a very good idea. I already started to describe my enterprice on the internet to find information. And I will order some english books! I will use some parts of it too. You were very helpful. Thank you very much!
I will kept you informed about my enterprices. And thank for your help.!! Leave me with one question..............difficult to ask..........do you allow me to use some of the Daruma -paintings for my book as well as some of the Hotei paintings? (I also looked up the history of Dharma and love the funny red balls) Of course I have used a lot of paper and exercises before I made my first bamboo...........
Kind regards,
E-ly

Dear E-ly
Recieved your mail and "Bamboo". And I have gotton your strong interest upon sumi-e.
and also read the story of Marion de Jong with a big interest. Is there some possibility for you to meet her and learn sumi-e from her ? If there is, you are very lucky. you can get big progress by learning directly from her.
By the way, your "Bamboo" is very good in composition. and the trunks are well drawn. I think if you drow leaves in a little bit stronger touch, your "Bamboo" will become more alive one.
And if it's useful for you to use my paintings, dont hesitate to use them. But please add my name as the artist some where in your articles and show me your book someday.
Looking forward to see your next painting. With best regards
Akira Kajiura

Dear Akira,
Thank you for the quick reply! Someday I will make a sumi-e painting and of course I will show you my efforts, but nowadays I just start to learn how to make this beautiful art. I love it!! I just started with the bamboos.
In the Netherlands it is hard to get information. Internet offers information as you will understand, but in the bookstoresnot a single book is available in my own language.
Because of my enterprice in this matter I decided to make a book in my own language first, what about this Idea?
I will highly appreciate you to allow me to make use of some of your paintings and of course I will refer to you homepage!
May be you can provide me with a name or authority next to you in this art in Japan also?
Thank you in advance
Kind regards,
E-ly

Dear E-ly
Very sorry to have taken a long hours to reply your last mail.
Oh you are from Netherlands !
If you can get an English edition I guss you can translate that into your language and it will be very helpful for your Sumi-e practice.
So. I have looked for an English editiion of Sumi-E text book, and asked some friends who are used to make Sumi-e paintings, but unfortunately I can not find any book here in Japan.
But I found some good web sites. May be they will help you well. Please visit them. They are followings
http://www.seafolk.ne.jp/~katsura/kissako.html "Japanese Paintings" by Tokie Katsura
http://home.earthlink.net/~drasan/sumia.html "Sumi-e Society Midwest"
http://www.threegraces.com/GalleryJuana/ "Gallery Juana" by Juana Almaguer
And also You can find some Sumi-e books in English at AMAZON.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/
If there is no informations please use "suiboku-ga" or "suiboku" or "Japanese ink paintings" for the key words.
Your idear is very curios, but I have some questions.
Would you kindly teach me your career in paintings such as Oil paintings, Water paintings... ?
If you have some experience I think you 'll be a good auther.
Sumi-e requests us to master very difficult techniques of using brushes, inks, and papers.
And not only the skill but also the spiritual trainings.
That means Sumi-e has the great value for us to practice. Don't you think so?
Best Regards
Akira Kajiura (HYO-SAN)

I just got some beautiful brushes from Japan to make paintings myself and I was looking for information of the art of sumi-e.
I was surprised by your site! Relaxed music and a wunderful homepage. It was very pleasant to be on this site.
Funny paintings with a lot of humor. Keep on moving I'll be back!

Dear E-ly
Thank you very much visiting my site and I'm very glad to have recieved your mail. It's quite seldom for me to get letters from abroad.
Oh you make sumi-e paintings yourself! Wonderful ! Please show me your paintings someday.
Please come on my site again, hopefully, with your friends.
Thank you again. E-ly With Best regard.
Hyo-San ( Akira Kajiura )

Hello again to Akira Kajiura, I hope all is well with you.
Do you remember me, (the father of the Jade Dragon editor). I dropped by to enjoy your paintings again. You have added quite a few new ones.
Besides the link to your site on my table of contents page, I have added your banner to my main page.
Best Wishes, Michael

Hello Micheal. G
So glad to hear you again !
And I feel very happy to visit the Jada Dragon to look their new issue. As you know they use my sister's painting together with mine. It is our big honor.
By the way I visited Sydney four times this year, Even my trips to Australia were on business, I had very good time there.
Thank you for your mail again. and I wish you and your family a holy season.
Please say my regard to your daughter- the Jada Dragon editor-.
Akira Kajiura

Akira Kajiura
Hi, it is the Jade Dragon Online asking permission to use some of your paintings and one of your sister's paintings.
We would like to use possibly two of your paintings, "Hotei and Santa" and "OOEN - A Helper -" in our Nov/Dec 1999 issue -- holidays article.
We will credit you and place a link to your site.
We would also like to use one painting," Mid-Winter" from your sister's gallery in the same holidays article.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Hi ! Dir Jade Dragon staff
Thank you for your mail. I am very happy to hear you again. Please use "Hotei and Santa" and "OOEN - A Helper -"
It's my great pleasure to see my paintings on your issue. I'm looking forward to visit your site.
Thank you again. Best regards
Akira Kajiura

Hi ! George
Thank you very much for visiting "Hyo-san's Page".
And I'm very glad to hear your coment, because it's quite rare for me to hear from visiters, especially from abroad .
Please come and enjoy my page again.hopefully with your friends !
Thanks again.
Akira Kajiura

Tomoko Kajiura:
We would like to use two paintings, "Early Autumn" and " Autumn is coming", from the gallery named "SHO-SEN-KA" in our Sept/Oct 1999 issue of Jade Dragon Online. We have used your brother's paintings before and have recently viewed your beautiful paintings.
Thank You.

Akira Kajiura:
Hi, it is the Jade Dragon Online, again.
We would like to use possibly two of your paintings, "MINORI" and "Jyu-rojin", in our Sept/Oct 1999 issue; holidays article.
Thank you for your cooperation. We really enjoy your paintings.
We will credit you and place a link to your site.

Hi! the Jade Dragon Online staff
Received your e-mail, announcing your intensity to use my paintings again, and also my sister Tomoko's paintings this time. Tomoko will feel very happy to hear this news.
It's my great honor that you have been interested in our paintings like this.
Thank you so much!
Best regards Hyo-san(Akira Kajiura)

Dear Jada Dragon Staff

Nice to hear you again ! I'm looking forward to read your next issue very much.
By the way, SUIKA has some Kanji Charactors on the lower right corner. and I wrote an article on that words in my Japanese page " Nitchiyo ZEN MON"
But to my regret, my English is not enough to translate it for my English page.
If some one can read them and translate it into english, I would be very happy.
Thank you very much

Best regards Hyo-san(Akira Kajiura)

Dir Jadedragon's Webmaster
Thank you for your mail. I am very happy to hear you again.
Please use my Koi-Nobori in your Holiday Feature. I'm looking forward to visit your site and know how my painting will be there.
Thank you again.
Best regards Akira Kajiura

Hi, it is the Jade Dragon Online, again.
We would like to use your painting of "The Hina-matsuri" in our March 1999 issue.
We are going to be putting a special holiday calendar in every issue and you will probably be hearing from us again. We look forward to using more of your paintings during the year.
Thank you for your cooperation. We really enjoy your paintings.
We will again credit you and place a link to your site.

Dear Editor Jadedragon
I feel very honorable to have your mail again.
Thank you very much. I'm very happy if my paintings are used in your issues.
Best Regards Hyo-San (Akira Kajiura)

Dear Mr.Editor Jadedragon
Thank you for your mail and for visiting my site.
I'm very glad to hear that you want to use my painting. Please use "Setubun" in your article.
I'll be very happy if you notice me when you are interested in my another painting.
Regards Hyo-San (Akira Kajiura)

Konban wa Kajiura,
I enjoyed your gallery and music very much. I followed a link from my daughters website ( Gail's Page http://www.jadedragon.com) to your gallery.
I have a website, but it's not as nifty as yours. Visit my Webpagehttp://members.aol.com/imiga
Best Regards and Sayonara,
Michael

Dear Mr.Michael G
Thank you for the mail, and for your visit to my website.
I was very glad to have received a mail from the editor of Jade-dragon.,,,but,,Was that your daughter ?
Oh no! I replied her with "Dear Mr.editor" !! Because I looked for the editor's profile on that site, but couldn't.
And also I couldn't catch your profile so well. but found a baby Eli and Strong Iron-man, and seniors.seem to be Eli's ground parents. Are you in Sydney Australia ?
Anyway Thanks again Best Regards Akira Kajiura

p.s. Please say my regards to your Gail

Dear Cynthia Brooke
I'm very glad to have received your e-mail .
Thank you so much for visiting my site. Have you enjoyed it some how ?
And, please use my drawings if useful.
There are two Hotei-&-santa-drawings,The first one,which I drew last year, is in the Archives, It was their very first get-together meeting. And second one is now on the top of "SUI-SEN-KO" gallery.
If possible please add my name and mail address in your article. And I'll very happy if I can get your Newsletter.
Regards Akira Kajiura

Dear Cynthia Brooke
I'm very sorry to have not replied to your mail
Last week I was in Minila Philippine on business .
And thank you so much for sending me the article. It is very interesting one.
You and your company might be spending this holly season with happy smiles,I suppose.
A Merry Christmas, all of you, and a Happy New Year!
Akira Kajiura