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An exploration of how war, uncertainty, and displacement inspired one of Japan’s greatest painters
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Sesson Shūkei
A Zen Monk-Painter in Medieval Japan
Three essays by leading scholars in the field of Japanese art explore Sesson Shūkei’s unique life and unconventional painting style, as well as how scholarly perceptions of the artist have changed over time. Fifty-three entries highlight major works by Sesson as well as those by other artists before, during, and after his time.
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Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1492 – ca. 1577) stands out as an anomaly in the history of Japanese art. Among the vast canon of Japanese ink painting, Sesson departed from convention. Inspired by the untamed landscape of the eastern regions of Japan, Sesson led a peripatetic existence caused by a lifetime of experiencing warfare and upheaval – yet he created some of the most visually striking images in the history of Japanese ink painting. Drawing on new art historical and sociological insights into Japan’s sixteenth century, this book considers how war, uncertainty, and displacement can spawn untamed creativity. This publication explores new ways of understanding and interpreting one of Japan’s greatest painters and the world that shaped him.
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A lavishly illustrated monograph. // Eine aufwendig illustrierte Monografie.
The Japan Times Weekend
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Contributions by Frank Feltens, Yukio Lippit, A. Rio. Foreword by Shimao Arata
260 pages, 125 colour illustrations24.1 x 27.9 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3633-3
Events
Washington D.C.
| Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Washington, Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Keywords
Shukei, 15th century, 16th century, ink-painting
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