But the middle section, "The Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u, " is where the angels reside.
Yet like the best jazz artists, Aoyama never wanders too far from the melody, i.e.
First, "A Discerning Eye: The Aoyama San'u Collection, " works of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy from Aoyama's private holdings.
While city hall is overwhelming in its symmetry, the Spiral building (Maki Fumihiko, 1985) in the fashionable Aoyama district is deliberately asymmetrical.
The exhibit is structured chronologically, and the progression of Aoyama's work away from traditional cursive calligraphy toward less constrained, freer expression is clear.
Meanwhile, both the 250cc and 125cc titles could be decided this weekend, with Hiroshi Aoyama and Julian Simon poised to celebrate in their respective classes.
Others, such as Aoyama Gakuin, plan to launch courses next year.
Next, "The Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u, " which begins with his early cursive script and ends with the more intuitive and pictographic calligraphy of his later years.
"LotusLive is an integral vehicle for our employees to truly function as a globally integrated enterprise, " said Mitsuhiro Aoyama, vice president of corporate information systems at Panasonic.
Italian Marco Simoncelli won in the 250cc race, with Hiroshi Aoyama finishing fourth to extend his championship lead to 26 points after Alvaro Bautista crashed out early on.
Her father is of Chinese ethnicity (so she has a Chinese name), she has a law degree from the private Aoyama Gakuin University and has studied Mandarin in Beijing.
But a task sho master Aoyama San'u performed time and again in an artistic career (the word seems somehow trivial) that lasted the better part of the 20th century.
It changed little as Hiroshima saw off Auckland City, thanks to a stunning strike from Toshihiro Aoyama after 66 minutes, as the New Zealanders' impressive goalkeeper Tamati Williams was finally beaten.
Spies returned in second to last place, ahead of Hayden, but picked off Mika Kallio, Hiroshi Aoyama, Marco Melandri, Aleix Espargaro, Hector Barbera and Randy de Puniet to seal an impressive eighth place.
Aoyama's task is complicated - the Japanese rider needs to win the race and hope Alvaro Bautista finishes no higher than 15th, Marco Simoncelli no higher than 14th and Hector Barbera third or lower.
Perhaps if Francis Xavier had come to Japan four centuries later, and had the opportunity to experience Aoyama's masterpieces, he would have better understood the spirit of sho if not the "devil's language" it transforms.
The first Aoyama work one encounters is "Idle Evening, " a poem by the Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, first exhibited in 1938 by the prestigious Taito Shodoin calligraphic association when the artist was in his 20s.
"The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u: The 100th Anniversary of His Birth" is on special exhibit through Sept. 9 at the grandly modern Heiseikan Gallery, completed in 1999, on the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park.
Aoyama, who died in 1993 at the age of 80, was awarded the 1992 Order of Cultural Merit, Japan's highest honor in the arts, for his mastery of sho and commitment to promoting and preserving the calligraphic arts for future generations.
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