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Created page with "*''Born: 1686 (Jôkyô 2/12)'' *''Died: 1769'' *''Japanese'': 白隠慧鶴 ''(Hakuin Ekaku)'' Hakuin Ekaku is probably the most famous Zen painter of the [[..."
*''Born: [[1686]] (Jôkyô 2/12)''
*''Died: [[1769]]''
*''Japanese'': 白隠慧鶴 ''(Hakuin Ekaku)''
Hakuin Ekaku is probably the most famous [[Zenga|Zen painter]] of the [[Edo period]].
Disillusioned by the close relationships between [[Zen]] and political institutions, or political power, Hakuin is said to have turned down an opportunity to become the abbot of a major temple in [[Kyoto]], instead taking up residence at the small temple of Shôin-ji, at [[Hara-juku|Hara]], a station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]], not far from where he was born. There, he made numerous basic but inspiring works of painting and calligraphy, which he is said to have simply handed out to passers-by. He is perhaps best known for his renderings of [[Bodidharma]], and for his ''ensô'' (images of an empty circle). Today, these works are treasures of museum collections around the world.
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==References==
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 116.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1769]]''
*''Japanese'': 白隠慧鶴 ''(Hakuin Ekaku)''
Hakuin Ekaku is probably the most famous [[Zenga|Zen painter]] of the [[Edo period]].
Disillusioned by the close relationships between [[Zen]] and political institutions, or political power, Hakuin is said to have turned down an opportunity to become the abbot of a major temple in [[Kyoto]], instead taking up residence at the small temple of Shôin-ji, at [[Hara-juku|Hara]], a station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]], not far from where he was born. There, he made numerous basic but inspiring works of painting and calligraphy, which he is said to have simply handed out to passers-by. He is perhaps best known for his renderings of [[Bodidharma]], and for his ''ensô'' (images of an empty circle). Today, these works are treasures of museum collections around the world.
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==References==
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 116.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]