Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting
ISBN-13:
9784805312049
ISBN-10:
4805312041
Edition:
Hardcover with Jacket
Author:
Shozo Sato
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Format:
Hardcover
176 pages
Category:
Criticism
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
History
,
Calligraphy
,
Arts Other
,
Painting
,
Japan
,
Asian History
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ISBN-13:
9784805312049
ISBN-10:
4805312041
Edition:
Hardcover with Jacket
Author:
Shozo Sato
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Format:
Hardcover
176 pages
Category:
Criticism
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
History
,
Calligraphy
,
Arts Other
,
Painting
,
Japan
,
Asian History
Summary
Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting (ISBN-13: 9784805312049 and ISBN-10: 4805312041), written by authors
Shozo Sato, was published by Tuttle Publishing in 2014.
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Description
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:
Shodo calligraphy topics include:
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)
Shodo calligraphy topics include:
- The Art of Kanji
- The Four Treasures of Shodo
- Ideogram Zengo
- Students of Shodo
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