Download or read book Black Robe White Mist written by Rengetsu and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rengetsu (1791-1875), whose name translates as Lotus Moon, was a Japanese Buddhist nun whose tragic life inspired extraordinary creativity. One of a very few successful female artists in nineteenth-century Japan, Rengetsu was primarily a poet and calligrapher, but also excelled in pottery and scroll painting. Her idiosyncratic personal aesthetic attracted an enormous following in her own lifetime and was imitated by many of her admirers. Black Robe, White Mist presents contemplative works on paper and clay inscribed with Rengetsu's elegant poetry and understated calligraphy, reflecting the beauty of the imperfect and unconventional. A number of distinguished contributors share their knowledge of and enthusiasm for Rengetsu's poetry and art. Melanie Eastburn is assistant curator of Asian art at the National Gallery of Australia. Other contributors include Chiaki Ajioka, Lucie Folan, Patricia J. Graham, Robyn Maxwell, Meher McArthur, Sandra Sheckter, John Stevens, and Saymi Takahashi.
Download or read book The Art of Budo written by John Stevens and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore this stunning collection of spiritual calligraphy by Japan’s greatest martial arts masters—with commentary from Zen art authority and aikido master John Stevens. Beginning with the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, nearly all of the great martial arts masters left a legacy of calligraphy and painting. Their artwork—Zenga and Zensho (“Zen pictures” and “Zen calligraphy”)—was not only an extension of their Zen practice but also reflected their deep spiritual commitment to the budo ethos, the perfection of self through martial arts training. This book presents a concise history of this tradition, with works from such samurai as Musashi, Takuan, Yagyu, Motusgai, Rengetsu, Tesshu Deishu, Kano, Morihei, and others. Aikido master John Stevens is an expert on Zen and budo art, and he provides a fascinating introduction to the tradition and biographical details on each of the warrior artists, and brief, illuminating commentary on each piece.
Download or read book I m Not Devil King s Wet Nurse written by Pa QiangDeXingHong and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can't I be wrong? In the beginning, I was the one who made you stupid. Although the way I transmigrated was wrong, I was responsible. But why are you still holding on to me? You've already recovered from your stupidity and turned from a fool to a world-shaking Demon Emperor! I'm not a wet nurse! "Xuan." With a domineering expression, Feng Wuqing dragged the person onto the bed. Ling Xuan's hand was tightly clutching the floor, leaving behind ten parallel lines. "Damn!" Let go of your father! I'm not your wet nurse! And I am straight! " A new pit had been opened. It was a clear sign of elation. My own mother has a strong character, definitely HE!
Download or read book Descending Phoenix To be Emperor written by Die RanYi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-24 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her previous life, the person she married was not a decent man. As a noble empress, she was still framed by the person she trusted the most. She was hacked into pieces and died due to injustice. In her rebirth, the struggle for imperial power was still unavoidable. She cast all the misfortune she had suffered in her previous life into the shape of a sword or armor. It would shake the world and shake all the rivers and mountains. Who said that she was venomous, jealous, and unscrupulous? She would wipe out her enemies and help her husband ascend the throne. Who said that she, Feng Ning Yan, would hold the hand of government and shake the foundations of the country? Then she would kill all the deceitful officials and ascend the throne! However, who would know that what she did was not to rule the world, but to live forever. Her goal was the name branded deeply in her heart by her past life. Shen Lingjue, I will not let you down in this life.
Download or read book Loser Becomes Princess written by Shi YiDianXia and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcending from another world to become a trash! Surrender to a beautiful man and become the sovereign imperial concubine!
Download or read book Deep in the Valley of Tea Bowls written by Kathy Kituai;Fergus Stewart and published by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do a poet and a potter have in common? Isn’t the daily task of working with clay, be it plugging, glazing or trimming pots ready to be fired in the kiln much the same as writing zero drafts in a journal and moulding these entries into poetry for publication? After many years of taking notes at Fergus Stewart’s pottery studios, Kathy Kituai and Fergus Stewart, who both endeavour to capture the ordinary moment in their art, came to the conclusion that the main difference between pottery and poetry, was only an extra ‘t’. Deep in the Valley of Tea Bowls, then, sets the process of craft into a fluid dialogue between art forms – pottery and poems – with pleasing and sometimes surprising results. In her sustained collaboration with Scottish ceramicist, Fergus Stewart, Kathy Kituai constructs subtle tanka narratives and scenes where writer and artist work, think and feel, yoked together and apart. Wonderful! – David Gilbey An artist can interact with a material, responding to its signals, improvising, or allowing an idea to develop by reacting as it reveals its twists and turns. A richer blending develops when artists collaborate with each other, the diffusion creating something richer than either had imagined. This book is such a collaboration. – Owen Rye
Download or read book Lotus Moon written by Rengetsu and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the age of thirty-three, Otagaki Nobu (1791-1875) renounced a world that had visited great tragedy upon her - the deaths of two husbands and three infant children - and was ordained a Buddhist nun, taking the name Rengetsu, which means "Lotus Moon." In 1832 she began to make pottery, which she inscribed with her own waka (31-syllable classic poetry) and sold to support herself. These unique combinations of hauntingly beautiful poetry, calligraphy, and pottery were as highly prized in her lifetime as they are now."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Divine Doctor with Super Vision written by Xiao BaiCai and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top quality little Daoist gained unparalleled inheritance went down the mountain to help the world, cured the sick and saved the world, and obtained the hearts of all kinds of beauties. He played the pig to eat the tiger, and finally reached immortality.
Download or read book Fox s Love Story written by Yan Jiu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qing Qiu's Fox Lord had a demonic short life, and the newly appointed Fox Lord was still a young man. With the so-called 'previous dynasty's Venerable One', this Fox Lord was trembling in fear and trepidation. Green Painting: What do you like about me, Dongluo? Dongliu: Well, you are infatuated with me about this. I like it very much. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Qing-li: Don't flirt in public! There was even someone gasping for breath! A short introduction: This is a bamboo horse guarding the green plum in the end to take the green plum into the nest nibbling.
Download or read book Legend Of Zombie Country written by Wu Banxian and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1500 years ago, General Xuanyuan died on the battlefield. In order to meet her several times in the cycle of reincarnation, Princess Nalan Shui had paid any price to establish her own country of corpses, and she had sealed herself in an ancient tomb. 1500 years later, a youth with the same appearance as General Xuanyuan opened the ancient tomb to solve the tragic case of the Hu family village, but he fell into a conspiracy ... The truth of eternal life, the love that spans thousands of years, everything is in the legend of Corpse Country. "
Download or read book My Pet is Taotie written by Chun Huaqiuyue and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mo Bao was originally an ordinary girl, but ever since he picked up a meaty white ball and returned home, his life had undergone a tremendous change ...Every morning when he woke up, he would find himself at home in a large supernatural accident scene.Eh? Why is the refrigerator gone?Ah? Where was the bed in the bedroom?What? Had it been eaten by his beloved pet?That day, when the white ball sleeping in his arms had turned into an incomparably handsome man, Mo Bao's breathing had become unstable, and he had thrown himself into the man's embrace.As long as one's looks were good, race wasn't important.In the future, she could even brag about it while dancing in the plaza. Back then, she was someone who had slept with the Taotie before ...
Download or read book Chat Groups in the Immortal Realm written by Feng XingTianXia and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-27 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Sudong was originally an ordinary student, but unintentionally joined the Immortal World's chat group to make a deal with the various deities in the Heaven Realm. From then on, his life began to take off, and he wouldn't care about those rich second generations or geniuses ...
Download or read book 2010 written by Redaktion Osnabrück and published by de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE WOMAN IN WHITE With Original Illustrations written by Wilkie Collins and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Woman in White" is considered to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of the first (and finest) in the genre of "sensation novels". The story is sometimes considered an early example of detective fiction with the hero, Walter Hartright, employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, meets a mysterious and distressed woman dressed in white. He helps her on her way, but later learns that she has escaped from an asylum. Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are The Woman in White, No Name, Armadale, and The Moonstone.
Download or read book Soul Through Heaven written by Bu YaoKeLe and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a modern man with Nine Dragon's Heaven Meridians. In one bizarre trip to this astral realm, nine dragon meridians turned into nine silver lines, and the embroidery patterns on Ling Feng's body were: Nine Silver Striped Dragons. As each dragon soul awakened, he would embark on a thrilling and legendary journey.
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