{"product_id":"9784805312049","title":"Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this beautiful and extraordinary zen calligraphy book, Shozo Sato, an internationally recognized master of traditional Zen arts, teaches the art of Japanese calligraphy through the power and wisdom of Zen poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle-line Zen Buddhist koan aphorisms, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ezengo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, are one of the most common subjects for the traditional Japanese brush calligraphy known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eshodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Regarded as one of the key disciplines in fostering the focused, meditative state of mind so essential to Zen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eshodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e calligraphy is practiced regularly by all students of Zen Buddhism in Japan. After providing a brief history of Japanese calligraphy and its close relationship with the teachings of Zen Buddhism, Sato explains the necessary supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need. He goes on to present thirty \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ezengo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, each featuring:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn example by a skilled Zen monk or master calligrapher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn explanation of the individual characters and the Zen koan as a whole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep-by-step instructions on how to paint the phrase in a number of styles (Kaisho, Gyosho, Sosho)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning volume on the intersection of Japanese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist thought, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guides both beginning and advanced students to a deeper understanding of the unique brush painting art form of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eshodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e calligraphy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShodo calligraphy topics include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Art of Kanji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Four Treasures of Shodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdeogram Zengo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents of Shodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784685748455,"sku":"Art","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81-9SSdxg7L._SY342.jpg?v=1771007557","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/products\/9784805312049","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}