Sengai The Zen of Ink and Paper

The works of the Rinzai Zen master Gibbon Sengai (1750-1837) are among the most renowned of all Japanese art. Here are 128 examples of the great teacher¹s ink paintings and drawings, accompanied by a commentary on each piece¹s context and meaning by 20th-century Zen teacher D. T. Suzuki. Sengai¹s art was his Zen teaching, giving expression to the ineffable with energy, humor, and breathtaking simplicity. To behold it is to encounter that teaching -- as fresh for us today as it was for Sengai¹s students more than 200 years ago. Also includes editorial and prefatory notes by Eva van Hoboken; Sazo Idenitsu, owner of Sengai¹s precious scrolls; Basil Gray, former Keeper of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum; and Herbert Read.Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro is the author of 'Sengai The Zen of Ink and Paper' with ISBN 9780756761950 and ISBN 0756761956.