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Seo, Audrey Yoshiko.

The art of twentieth-century Zen : paintings and calligraphy by Japanese masters / Audrey Yoshiko Seo, with Stephen Addiss ; with a chapter by Matthew Welch.

1st ed.

Boston : Shambhala, 1998.

xii, 220 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

"For centuries, many Zen Masters have also been artists: brush painters and calligraphers who created art-works as a form of "visual Dharma" to express Zen insights in a powerful, direct way." "This tradition of Zen arts has long been acknowledged as a priceless legacy of Japanese culture. The Art of Twentieth-Century Zen demonstrates how the great Japanese Zen Masters of this century have reaffirmed Zen as a vital, living experience through their personal, dramatic, and often humorous brushwork. This record of their achievements brings together great masterpieces of calligraphy and painting, many of which are in Japanese temples or in private collections and have rarely been viewed by Westerners."--BOOK JACKET.

Zen painting -- Japan -- Exhibitions.

Zen calligraphy -- Japan -- Exhibitions.

Painting, Japanese -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.

Caligrafía Zen -- Japón -- Siglo XX -- Exposiciones.

Pinturas japonesas -- Siglo XX -- Exposiciones.

Addiss, Stephen, 1935-2022

Welch, Matthew, 1958-

Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Published in conjunction with a touring exhibition first shown at the Japan Society, New York.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-212) and index.

1. Ushering Zen into the Twentieth Century. Nakahara Nantenbo (Toju Zenchu, 1839-1925) / Matthew Welch -- 2. The Transmission of Zen Art and Training. Deiryu Kutsu (Kanshu Sojun, 1895-1954) -- 3. Restoring Zen and Taking It Forward. Yuzen Gentatsu (Sanshoken, 1842-1918) and Takeda Mokurai (1854-1930) -- 4. Large Monastic Center Versus Small Rural Temple. Sohan Gempo (Shoun, 1848-1922) and Yamamoto Gempo (1866-1961) -- 5. Three Soto Zen Responses to the Twentieth Century. Nishiari Bokuzan (Kin'ei, 1821-1910), Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), and Kojima Kendo (1898-1995) / Stephen Addiss -- 6. Approaches to Training and Art During Social Upheavals. Rozan Eko (1865-1944), Mamiya Eishu (1871-1945), and Seki Seisetsu (1877-1945) -- 7. Bridges of Zen. Shibayama Zenkei (1894-1974) and Fukushima Keido (b. 1933) -- Epilogue / Stephen Addiss

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