It is a form of mourning. Time and again the artist elaborates on the fire that burned down his studio in the early 1990's, destroying all of his work to date, mainly oil paintings and calligraphy.

这是一种祭奠的形式—自从90年过后没多久的某一天，一场大火燃掉了他的工作室，所有的作品、油画及书法，作为艺术家的薛松便不断地从火中抽取元素得到灵感。

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And he went into - stole into the artist's studio, and this artist couldn't see clearly without his glasses on, just like his father.

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And last, "Aoyama San'u Revealed, " which focuses on the techniques and process behind the finished work the artist's brushes, inks, manuscript materials and even a reconstruction of his writing studio.

WSJ: The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u | Tokyo National Museum | Transformational Characters | By Michael Judge