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| Enso: Zen Circles of Enlightenment | 
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Sales Rank: 159357
Category: Book
Author: Audrey Yoshiko Seo
Publisher: Weatherhill
Studio: Weatherhill
Manufacturer: Weatherhill
Label: Weatherhill
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0834805758
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.948943927
EAN: 9780834805750
ASIN: 0834805758
Publication Date: March 27, 2007
Release Date: March 27, 2007
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Product Description
The ens? is one of the most prevalent images of Zen art, and it has become a kind of symbol of the clean and strong Japanese aesthetic. It has been subject to a rich variety of interpretations?seen as everything from a rice cake to a symbol of infinity. But regardless of how it is understood, the ens? is above all an expression of the mind of the artist who brushes it. It is said that the state of the Zen practitioner can be clearly read in his or her execution of the circle.
Audrey Yoshiko Seo brings together a collection of the best examples of ens? art to show the wonderful variety of the form and its variations, from the seventeenth century to the present, each with facing commentary. The commentary focuses on the meaning of the art and its historical context and provides an analysis of each artist?s technique. Also included are biographies of the artists, many of whom are important Japanese Zen teachers.
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Zen Circles October 2, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is an excellent consideration of both the circles and the accompanying texts that are part of the enso experience. There is a perceptive description of each of the monks (and occasionally a nun) who created the ensos selected and an interesting analysis of both the art of the circle and the calligraphy of the individual work he or she created. As an artist I found the material in this book stimulating and productive.
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