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2025-02-04

New Year's Konponchudo Naijin. The () of Shichibutsu Yakushi was enshrined.

New Year's Konponchudo Naijin. The #hangingscroll (#kakemono) of Shichibutsu Yakushi was enshrined. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism
Weekend Storiesweekendstories
2024-07-20

(jap. 掛け物, lit. "") are a prominent feature in traditional . Designed to be displayed vertically in alcoves called (床の間), they are used, for instance, in settings like the . The art of kakemono centers around the aesthetics of simplicity and seasonal change, making it a dynamic element of Japanese decor. Here is a brief summary of its history and significance:

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Ensemble of three Chinese hanging scrolls (guàtú), exhibited in the 50 Years – 50 Treasures exhibition at the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.Daffodils on Taihu Rock from the ensemble above, Zhang Mu (1607-1687), ink and colors on paper, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, dated 1670. The daffodil symbolizes happiness and prosperity, the tuft is associated with a group of immortals. The holey garden rock, which is traditionally harvested from Lake Taihu in Jiangsu, is also known as the “Stone of Long Life” (shoushi). Images of this type were used to send congratulations on New Year or a birthday.Begging Monks, Returning Monks (1895-1954). Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper, hanging scroll (kakemono), inscriptions Deiryū, 20th century, after 1945, Japan. Zen monks traditionally used the art of the brush to cultivate their relationships with patrons and other monks, but it was not until the 18th century that the practice of using art to popularize Zen teachings among large sections of the population emerged. Gestural performance and spontaneity played an increasingly important role. This tradition continued into the 20th century and was referred to as zenga (Zen painting). Izawa Deiry, abbot of Enpuku-ji near Kyoto, is one of the best-known representatives of zenga. He simplified the composition and the individual figures to minimal lines, dots and circles. Seen in an exhibition at the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, CologneAmida-Buddha, Mineral paint and gold on silk, hanging scroll (kakemono), Japan, late Muromachi period, early 16th century. The Buddha of the West with his paradise of Jōdo, the Pure Land, is one of the most important, most frequently depicted figures of the Buddhist pantheon. In the 13th century, the cult figures were shown not just between the mountains but alse floating down on “moving” clouds, thereby reflecting the inner turmoil of the devout and their hope of early redemption. Seen in an exhibition at the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.
Fabrizio Musacchiopixeltracker@sigmoid.social
2023-11-05

#Zen Circle by Deiryu (Kanshū Sojun, 1895 -1954), (#ensō and the character "yume" ("dream"), #Japan, #Showa period, c. 1925 - 1954, #hangingscroll (#kakemono), ink on paper.

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Zen Circle by Deiryu (Kanshū Sojun, 1895 -1954), (ensō and the character yume (dream), Japan, Showa period, c. 1925 - 1954, hanging scroll, ink on paper.
Fabrizio Musacchiopixeltracker@sigmoid.social
2023-11-04

Blind people crossing an abyss, #Japan, Edo period, 18th c., #hangingscroll (#kakemono), ink on paper. Inscription: Inner life and the floating world are like the blind men's round log bridge - an enlightened mind is the best guide. (賛：養生も浮世も・座頭の丸木はし・わたり心が・よき手びさせ)

#JapaneseArt #Buddhism #BuddhistArt #Zen #HumboldtForum #Berlin

賛：養生も浮世も・座頭の丸木はし・わたり心が・ よき手びさせ Blind people crossing an abyss. Japan, Edo period, 18th c., hanging scroll, ink on paper. INSCRIPTION: Inner life and the floating world are like the blind men's round log bridge - an enlightened mind is the best guide. Translated by Stephen Addiss
Fabrizio Musacchiopixeltracker@sigmoid.social
2023-11-01

#Hotei pointing at the #moon by Awakawa Yasuichi (1902 - 1976), #Japan, Showa period, 20th c., #hangingscroll (#kakemono), ink on paper.

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Hotei pointing at the moon by Awakawa Yasuichi (1902 - 1976), Japan, Showa period, 20th c., hanging scroll, ink on paper.
Fabrizio Musacchiopixeltracker@sigmoid.social
2023-10-29

Munakata Shikō (棟方志功 羅漢羅怙羅尊者, 1903 - 1975) #Arhat Rahula (Rakan Ragora), #Japan, #Showa period, 1939, #woodblockprint mounted as a #hangingscroll (#kakemono). Being one of the great individualist woodblock artists in 20th century, Munakata Shiko’s themes are often taken from tradition and refer to #Buddhism, #Zen or folk tales. You can read more about his work in the image description.

#BuddhistArt #JapaneseArt

棟方志功 羅漢羅怙羅尊者 Munakata Shikö (1903 - 1975) Arhat Rahula (Rakan Ragora). Japan, Showa period, 1939, woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper. Munakata Shiko is regarded as one of the great individualist woodblock artists in 20th century, Japan. Originally trained in oil painting, he created his prints on his own (i.e. without the help of block carvers and / or printers) as artistic graphics. However, the themes of his prints are often taken from tradition and refer to Buddhism or folk tales. He was close to the so-called Folk Craft Movement, and enjoyed an international career. He won awards for his prints at the São Paulo Biennial in 1955 and the Biennale di Venezia in 1956. The group of works decorated in São Paulo contained this print. Ragora, depicted here, is commonly regarded as the eleventh in a group of sixteen rakan and son of the historical Buddha. However, in Munakata's work he is one of a group of ten disciples of the Buddha, which is especially venerated in the tradition of Buddhism known as Zen.

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