Starting with makugusuri glaze black tea bowls and ameyu glaze tea bowls, he specialized in producing tea pottery. He contributed greatly to the establishment of Ohi ware from the Showa period onward, and was known as an especially skilled craftsman, even among the Chozaemon line. - the ...
The Keiha school dominated Japanese Buddhist statuary in the 13th and 14th centuries (Kamakura Period, +1183 - 1332), and continued to influence statuary well into theEdo period江戸 (+1615 - 1868). Called the KEI school, for most of its artists used the character KEI 慶 in their names....
ENPA SCHOOL円派.Also see aboveLineage Chart. Founded byChosei(Jocho’s pupil), this school created statues that appealed to the imperial family, upper classes, and the Kyoto (Kyōto) temples. Many sculptors of this school used the character 円 (EN) in their names, hence the school’s nam...
There's still a great chance that the conclusion to this basho could actually top the events from a year ago. For what more could sumo fans ask? Qoghusun as they say in Mongolian, so let's get right to the bouts starting with our leader. Yokozuna Asashoryu and Ozeki Chiyotaikai are ...
though with different names and meanings; however, unlike Western geomancy that uses four Mothers to generate 65536 charts, ifá diviners (often called “babalawo” or “father of secrets”), only use two figures to generate 256 readings. That said, each of the 256 readings has about a Bible...
I have read a few of Ryu Murakami’s novels, and this one is an easy introduction to his works. The book starts out with a desperate man trying to find love again – and succeeding fairly quickly, to his great delight. Soon, however, a feeling of danger is creeping into the story, ...
In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists. Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu. Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider ...
In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists. Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu. Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider ...
Ogawa, not dated but ca 1895, decorated creped type paper over cardboard wraps, pasted on title label on front cover, cord tied, title page, 15 "Chromo-Collotype" (color plates) of flowers, each plate preceded by captioned tissue interleaf with the Latin and Japanese names for the flower...
In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists. Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu. Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider ...