I meet a Korean girl that is learning Chinese and comes to a Chinese English Exchange Meetup in Flushing, New York.  She told me about her Japanese Calligraphy pen set and showed it to me.  I tried it out and thought I would try to get the same set at Amazon.com for $26.  It took me some time but I was able to buy the same calligraphy pen set.  I have bought several similar pens in Japan a number of years ago.  These pens are good for quick writing and a quick practice without the hassle of the traditional way of using an ink stick and ink stone.  I think it would be very good at classical Asian painting for those who would like to try!

The covers of these Christmas cards are either Prof. Young’s calligraphy or his friend’s paintings that he selected for that particular season.  I have also selected some of the inside messages from some of the cards Prof. Young sent to me.

I just found this card while going through some old papers.    The picture was drawn by one of his friends.