The Resource Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era, John M. Rosenfield
Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era, John M. Rosenfield
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- Summary
- "In this beautifully illustrated book, eminent art historian John Rosenfield explores the life and art of the Japanese Buddhist monk Hozan Tankai (1629-1716). Through a close examination of sculptures, paintings, ritual implements, and primary documents, the book demonstrates how the Shingon prelate's artistic activities were central to his important place in the world of late-seventeenth-century Japanese Buddhism. At the same time, the book shows the richness of early modern Japanese Buddhist art, which has often been neglected and undervalued.Tankai was firmly committed to the spiritual disciplines of mountain Buddhism-seclusion, severe asceticism, meditation, and ritual. But in the 1680s, after being appointed head of a small, run-down temple on the slopes of Mount Ikoma, near Nara, he revealed that he was also a gifted artist and administrator. He embarked on an ambitious campaign of constructing temple halls and commissioning icons, and the Ikoma temple, soon renamed Hōzanji, became a vibrant center of popular Buddhism, as it remains today. He was a remarkably productive artist, and by the end of his life more than 150 works were associated with him.A major reconsideration of a key artistic and religious figure, Preserving the Dharma brings much-needed attention to an overlooked period of Japanese Buddhist art." from the publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Contents
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- Birth and Training
- Sacred Mount Ikoma
- Head Priest
- Sculpture
- Pictures
- Eminence
- Hozanji Archive
- Shingon Priests
- Isbn
- 9780691163970
- Label
- Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era
- Title
- Preserving the dharma
- Title remainder
- hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era
- Statement of responsibility
- John M. Rosenfield
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this beautifully illustrated book, eminent art historian John Rosenfield explores the life and art of the Japanese Buddhist monk Hozan Tankai (1629-1716). Through a close examination of sculptures, paintings, ritual implements, and primary documents, the book demonstrates how the Shingon prelate's artistic activities were central to his important place in the world of late-seventeenth-century Japanese Buddhism. At the same time, the book shows the richness of early modern Japanese Buddhist art, which has often been neglected and undervalued.Tankai was firmly committed to the spiritual disciplines of mountain Buddhism-seclusion, severe asceticism, meditation, and ritual. But in the 1680s, after being appointed head of a small, run-down temple on the slopes of Mount Ikoma, near Nara, he revealed that he was also a gifted artist and administrator. He embarked on an ambitious campaign of constructing temple halls and commissioning icons, and the Ikoma temple, soon renamed Hōzanji, became a vibrant center of popular Buddhism, as it remains today. He was a remarkably productive artist, and by the end of his life more than 150 works were associated with him.A major reconsideration of a key artistic and religious figure, Preserving the Dharma brings much-needed attention to an overlooked period of Japanese Buddhist art." from the publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rosenfield, John M.,
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tankai
- Buddhist art
- Art, Japanese
- Dharma (Buddhism)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era, John M. Rosenfield
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Birth and Training -- Sacred Mount Ikoma -- Head Priest -- Sculpture -- Pictures -- Eminence -- Hozanji Archive -- Shingon Priests
- Control code
- 877364700
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780691163970
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)877364700
- Label
- Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era, John M. Rosenfield
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Birth and Training -- Sacred Mount Ikoma -- Head Priest -- Sculpture -- Pictures -- Eminence -- Hozanji Archive -- Shingon Priests
- Control code
- 877364700
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780691163970
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)877364700
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