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Professor Stephen Addiss explores visual expressions of Zen enlightenment, or Zenga, as created by Japanese monk-artists from 1600 to 1925. Illustrated with over 100 calligraphies and paintings, along with accompanying informative text, Dr. Addiss allows for a deep appreciation of this meditative, s…
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The Art of Zen
paintings and calligraphy by japanese monks 1600-1925
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226 pages
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26 February 2018
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Summary
Zen, the practice of seeking and achieving enlightenment, is embodied in art forms as diverse as sand gardens and tea ceremonies. However, the attempt to artistically express the inexpressible finds one of its clearest manifestations in painting. Especially after 1600, more and more Japanese Zen masters began depicting their individual paths to enlightenment with bold, inked brushstrokes of images and calligraphy of Zen subjects and sayings. The result was a visual expression of Zen called…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781635610741 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1635610745 |
| Author: | Stephen Addiss |
| Publisher: | Echo Point Books & Media |
| Imprint: | Echo Point Books & Media |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 226 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 712g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 15mm |
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