Akemi Sakamoto Isselbaecher’s father taught her calligraphy when she was a child. The seal used in this piece was made by Isselbaecher’s father, who is now 86 years old. The letter Isselbaecher wrote in this piece means “dance”; she wrote it in a standard font and in an original way. This piece was the first one Isselbaecher created in 2018. The first calligraphy writing of the year is called “Kakizome” in Japanese culture, and this was Isselbaecher’s first writing of 2018.