This is the first book of its kind devoted to Zen art as a living tradition - published in conjunction with a touring exhibit of twentieth-century Zen art that will be on display at the Los Angeles County Museum...more details
The enso, or "Zen circle", is one of the most prevalent images of Zen art, and it has become today a kind of symbol of the clean and strong Zen aesthetic: to the point where one sees ensos on everything from screensavers and restaurant menus to print and web advertising. Here...more details Format:Hardback Pages:170
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Audrey Yoshiko Seo
ISBN:9781590306086
The ensō is one of the most prevalent images of Zen art, and it has become a kind of symbol of the clean and strong Japanese aesthetic. It has been subject to a rich variety of interpretations--seen as everything from a rice cake to a symbol of infinity. But regardless of how it is understood...more details Format:Paperback Pages:170
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Audrey Yoshiko Seo
ISBN:9781590305782
Hakuin Ekaku (c. 1685-1768), who is famous for the koan "what is the sound of one hand?" used his expressive and spontaneous art as a teaching first and foremost. His work is beautiful...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:288
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Jason M Wirth;Stephen J Seo Audrey YoshikoGoldberg
ISBN:9781574160710
Fukushima Roshi is head abbot of Tofuku-ji Monastery, one of the great five mountain monasteries (gozan) of Kyoto, Japan and one of the great centers of the Rinzai Zen tradition. He comes to the United States once a year. As part of those visits...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Jason M Wirth;Stephen J Seo Audrey YoshikoGoldberg
ISBN:9781574160703
Fukushima Roshi is head abbot of Tofuku-ji Monastery, one of the great five mountain monasteries (gozan) of Kyoto, Japan and one of the great centers of the Rinzai Zen tradition. He comes to the United States once a year. As part of those visits...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:160