Beyond Zen : Japanese Buddhism revealed
Title:
Beyond Zen : Japanese Buddhism revealed
Author:
Paul, Katherine Anne, contributor.
ISBN:
9781911282556
Publication Information:
[Newark] : The Newark Museum of Art ; Lewes, UK : in association with D Giles Limited, 2021.
Physical Description:
164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm
Contents:
From Nara to Newark: Japanese collections of The Newark Museum of Art / Katherine Anne Paul -- Buddha, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas -- Life and death -- Health and wealth -- Extending enlightenment : Japanese Buddhism and art / Katherine Anne Paul -- Teachers and students -- From ascetic to saint: The Etoki of Tokuhon's monastic odyssey / Ikumi Kaminishi -- Tea aesthetics and implements.
Abstract:
A history of Japanese Buddhist art largely dating from the Edo period (1600-1868) to the present day, through the Newark Museum's collection. The text offers a concise introduction to diverse Japanese Buddhist practices and the central role art plays in them. Showcasing over 130 paintings, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures from the Newark Museum's collection of Japanese Buddhist art, this volume provides access to hitherto unpublished artworks. An essay, by guest author Dr. Ikumi Kaminishi of Tufts University, explores the tradition of illustrated storytelling (etoki) primarily performed by nuns in conjunction with painted narrative scrolls. Kaminishi accomplishes this through a detailed discussion of the Museum's complete four painting set of the hagiography of Tokuhon (1758-1818) while posing a Buddhist reading of ukiyoe the "floating world."
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and index.
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