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Sengai: The Zen of Ink and Paper

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Gibbon Sengai was known for his humor and unorthodox teaching style. A Zen master of the Rinzai school, he was also one of the most illustrious artists Japan has ever produced, known throughout the world for his calligraphies and paintings. Sengai went through years of hard monastery training before being elected abbot of Shofukuji, Japan's oldest Zen temple. Calligraphy and drawing became his primary modes of teaching and expression.

Here are one hundred twenty-eight black-and-white reproductions of his work, selected and explained by the Zen scholar D. T. Suzuki. The commentary explains each piece of art, its context, and the Zen teaching it exemplifies. First appearing posthumously in 1971 , Sengai is Dr. Suzuki's last published book—and it is said that he considered it to be the culmination of his work.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Shambhala

Release: November 30, 1999

ISBN: 1570624895

ISBN 13: 9781570624896

Sengai: The Zen of Ink and Paper

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Gibbon Sengai was known for his humor and unorthodox teaching style. A Zen master of the Rinzai school, he was also one of the most illustrious artists Japan has ever produced, known throughout the world for his calligraphies and paintings. Sengai went through years of hard monastery training before being elected abbot of Shofukuji, Japan's oldest Zen temple. Calligraphy and drawing became his primary modes of teaching and expression.

Here are one hundred twenty-eight black-and-white reproductions of his work, selected and explained by the Zen scholar D. T. Suzuki. The commentary explains each piece of art, its context, and the Zen teaching it exemplifies. First appearing posthumously in 1971 , Sengai is Dr. Suzuki's last published book—and it is said that he considered it to be the culmination of his work.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Shambhala

Release: November 30, 1999

ISBN: 1570624895

ISBN 13: 9781570624896

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