‘The Art of Zen’ documents Zenga, the Japanese word used to describe paintings and calligraphy of Japanese Zen monks, from 1600-1925. The book documents Zen Buddhism’s history through the study of Zen calligraphy and painting. The first chapter discusses early Zen, and its importance to the shogunate and samurai. The second chapter looks at the lives and work of Fugai, Ungo, Gesshu and Bankei, 4 monks who lived in the countryside yet made significant contributions to Zen and Zen art. The third focuses on the birth of the Obaku sect in the mid-seventeenth century and the fourth chapter on the life of Hakuin Ekaku, the most influential Zen monk of the last 500 years. Chapter six looks at the Later Edo period and chapter 7 at the lives of Sengai and Natembo who responded to the changes in Japan with new subject matter and more humorous compositions. A Bibliography and Index are included.
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Onsite

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REF.ADS
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

1989

No of pages

223

ISBN / ISSN

0810918862

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

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The Art of Zen