Shodo - The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting (Hardcover)

In this beautiful and extraordinary zen calligraphy book, Shozo Sato, an internationally recognized master of traditional Zen arts, teaches the art of Japanese calligraphy through the power and wisdom of Zen poetry. Single-line Zen Buddhist koan aphorisms, or zengo, are one of the most common subjects for the traditional Japanese brush calligraphy known as shodo. Regarded as one of the key disciplines in fostering the focused, meditative state of mind so essential to Zen, shodo calligraphy is practiced regularly by all students of Zen Buddhism in Japan. After providing a brief history of Japanese calligraphy and its close relationship with the teachings of Zen Buddhism, Sato explains the necessary supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty zengo, each featuring: An example by a skilled Zen monk or master calligrapher An explanation of the individual characters and the Zen koan as a whole Step-by-step instructions on how to paint the phrase in a number of styles (Kaisho, Gyosho, Sosho) A stunning volume on the intersection of Japanese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist thought, Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy guides both beginning and advanced students to a deeper understanding of the unique brush painting art form of shodo calligraphy. Shodo calligraphy topics include: The Art of Kanji The Four Treasures of Shodo Ideogram Zengo Students of Shodo

General

Imprint:	Tuttle Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Shozo Sato
Foreword by:	Gengo Akiba Roshi
Translators:	Alice Ogura Sato
Contributors:	Shin'ya Fujiwara
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-4-8053-1204-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Typography Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Oriental art
LSN:	4-8053-1204-1
Barcode:	9784805312049

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