Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era

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Label

Preserving the dharma : hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era

Title remainder

hozan tankai and Japanese buddhist art of the early modern era

Statement of responsibility

John M. Rosenfield

Creator

• Rosenfield, John M.,
• Rosenfield, John M.,

Author

• Rosenfield, John M.,
• Rosenfield, John M.,

Subject

• Dharma (Buddhism)
• Dharma (Buddhism)
• Art, Japanese -- 20th century
• Tankai, 1629-1716
• Tankai, 1629-1716
• Art, Japanese -- 20th century
• Buddhist art -- Japan
• Buddhist art -- Japan

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

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult