Shodo

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Synopsis
In this beautiful and extraordinary book, Shozo Sato, an internationally recognized master of traditional Zen arts, teaches the Japanese art of 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 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 explicates the basic supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty zengo, each with: An example by a skilled Zen monk or master calligrapherAn 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 guides beginning and advanced students alike to a deeper understanding of this unique brush painting art form.

Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781462911882
Related ISBNs:
9784805312049
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gengo Akiba Roshi, Alice Ogura Sato, Shinya Fujiwara, Shozo Sato
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Religion and Spirituality, Education
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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