Setsudo, Joun
Japanese, 1718 - 1779
Zen painting and calligraphy (in Japanese, Zenga) was created by devout monks and nuns, rather than by professional artists. These amateurs based their works on the disciplined life of meditation and their search for spiritual enlightenment. Many of the most prominent monks of the Obaku sect were excellent calligraphers and rated the art of fine writing among the accomplishments of a learned monk. Setsudo likewise valued that scholarly tradition and was well known in his day for his brushed texts, many of which accompanied Zen-inspired images.
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Japanese, 1797 - 1858