Thank you for viewing! This is a brand new, unused 2025 Ryujin (Dragon God) calendar created by Ryuzen Murai (Koichi Murai), an up-and-coming ink wash painter active both in Japan and abroad. The ink painting portion is 297mm x 420mm (A3 size when opened). This is the 2025 calendar, for this year. Please note that it is not for next year. It may also be listed on other sites. Please forgive us if it sells out. Ryuzen Murai Born in Hokkaido in 1982. Traveled to the UK in 2009. He entered the world of ink wash painting after drawing Tokugawa Ieyasu's "armor" in ink wash to have people read Inazo Nitobe's "BUSHIDO." Returned to Japan on March 10, 2011. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, he participated in debris cleanup activities in Ishinomaki City. In 2012, he studied under Master Li Tiejun, his ink wash painting teacher. In 2015, he began drawing "dragons" after being connected with Yamabushi (mountain ascetics) at Kinpusen-ji Temple in Nara, a World Heritage site. In August 2017, he dedicated a white dragon ceiling painting to Isshin-ji Temple (Nichiren sect) in Kyoto. In 2018, he held a solo exhibition at the Naritasan Calligraphy Museum. In May 2019, he dedicated a golden dragon and Fudo Myoo to Otaru Dewa Sanzan Shrine / Narukami Ryujin Shrine. In October 2019, he held an exhibition in front of Ise Jingu Shrine. In 2020, he dedicated an Iwaryu (rock dragon) to Ryuo-ji Temple in Okinoerabu Island. Awards June 2012: First Art Contest - Award April 2015: Tokyo Ink Painting Exhibition - Rookie Award August 2016: 21st National Comprehensive Ink Painting Exhibition - National Museum - Excellence Award Artist Introduction https://koichi-murai.com https://www.hakubido.jp/ryuzen-murai/