Hanging on a wall inside the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo is a depiction of the war-torn country¡¯s coat of arms ¡ª traditionally a gold trident on a blue background ¡ª crafted to appear like a kanji character in calligraphy.
Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukraine¡¯s ambassador to Japan since April 2020, livens up as he talks about the provenance of the piece, which was made by his calligraphy instructor at the diplomat¡¯s request. He shares how his teacher weighed the admittedly irregular commission and returned three months later with the finished product.
¡°It is truly a masterpiece,¡± he says during an interview with The Japan Times last month. ¡°It¡¯s unique. There¡¯s no double in the world.¡±
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