The Art of Zen

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

The Art of Zen
The Art of Zen
Stephen Addiss, curator
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The dynamic brushwork of monks of the Edo, Meiji, and Taisho periods express Zen ideals in this exhibition organized by Professor Stephen Addiss and supported by the Commemorative Association of the Japan World Exposition and the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities.

Exhibition images

Works of art

乙華發 Ikka Hatsu; 独湛性瑩 Ōbaku Dokutan, Dokutan Shōkei (1628–1706), Lotus Flower Hall signboard
乙華發 Ikka Hatsu; 独湛性瑩 Ōbaku Dokutan, Dokutan Shōkei (1628–1706), Lotus Flower Hall signboard
独湛性瑩 Ōbaku Dokutan, Dokutan Shōkei , 乙華發 Ikka Hatsu
Lotus Flower Hall signboard
1704, Edo period (1600–1868)
Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river
Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river
Fūgai Ekun
Daruma crossing the river
late 1500s–early 1600s, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1600–1868)