The sound of one hand paintings and calligraphy by Zen master Hakuin / Audrey Yoshiko Seo & Stephen Addiss ; foreword by Keidō Fukushima.

Author/creator Seo, Audrey Yoshiko
Other author Addiss, Stephen, 1935-2022
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoBoston, MA : Shambhala, 2010.
Descriptionxv, 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Subjects
Hakuin, 1686-1769--Themes, motives.
Zen painting--Japan.
Zen calligraphy--Japan.

Variant title Paintings and calligraphy by Zen master Hakuin
Variant title Paintings & calligraphy by Zen master Hakuin
Contents List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Hakuin in Japanese Zen history -- 1: Life in art, art in life: biographical influences in Hakuin's painting and calligraphy -- 2: Buddhist, Shinto, and folk deities -- 3: Old dragons, new dragons: Hakuin's Zen subjects -- 4: Daily life and living creatures -- 5: Confucian themes and painting-calligraphy interactions -- 6: Hotei as Everyman -- 7: Hakuin's followers -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Lineage chart -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Abstract Synopsis: Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Zen. He can be considered the founder of the modern Japanese Rinzai tradition, for which he famously emphasized the importance of koan practice in awakening, and he revitalized the monastic life of his day. But his teaching was by no means limited to monastery or temple. Hakuin was the quintessential Zen master of the people, renowned for taking his teaching to all parts of society, to people in every walk of life, and his painting and calligraphy were particularly powerful vehicles for that teaching. Using traditional Buddhist images and sayings-but also themes from folklore and daily life-Hakuin created a new visual language for Zen: profound, whimsical, and unlike anything that came before. In his long life, Hakuin created many thousands of paintings and calligraphies. This art, combined with his voluminous writings, stands as a monument to his teaching, revealing why he is the most important Zen master of the past five hundred years. The Sound of One Hand is a study of Hakuin and his enduringly appealing art, illustrated with a wealth of examples of his work, both familiar pieces like "Three Blind Men on a Bridge" as well as lesser known masterworks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010005932
ISBN9781590305782 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1590305787 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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