Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush PaintingTuttle Publishing, 11/03/2014 - 176 páginas 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 basic supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty zengo, each featuring:
Shodo calligraphy topics include:
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Chapter 2 The Four Treasures in Shodo | 24 |
Chapter 3 One Ideogram Zengo | 36 |
Chapter 4 Two Ideogram Zengo | 50 |
Chapter 5 Three Ideogram Zengo | 66 |
Chapter 7 Five Ideogram Zengo | 112 |
Chapter 8 Seven Eight Ideogram Zengo | 154 |
Chapter 9 Students of Shodo | 162 |
Appendix | 172 |
Glossary | 175 |
Acknowledgments | 176 |
Other Ebooks | 179 |
Backcover | 181 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Affects Serene Bamboo beauty begin Blue Cliff Record bokuseki Breeze Affects Serene bristles brush movement brush moves brush strokes Buddha Buddhist Buddhist teaching bussho calligraphy chado Chinese ideograms Cloud curve Daitoku-ji dream enlightenment example first ideogram Fresh Breeze Affects Gengo Akiba Roshi gram gyosho and sosho gyosho style ᶃ ᶄ ᶅ hiragana horizontal line ichigyo mono ideo ideogram Japan Japanese Kaisho Style Kamakura period kanji katakana koan left to right lift the brush meaning ment metsu move the brush ᶆ ᶈ ᶉ Nichi nothingness Nyoze one’s paper person practice practitioners Purity reisho Rinzai Sen no Rikyu shodo shodo artist simplified soul spirit Step style of writing sumi ink sumi-e taper tea ceremony tea room third ideogram tip ofthe brush tokonoma unique upright line writing style written Zakyu-An Sensh¯o zazen Zen Buddhism Zen monks Zen philosophy Zen priests Zen statement Zen temple Zenji