Final Exam ARTH 206 Maddox - Japanese Art After 1280 study guide

Shintoism - what intense awareness is shared with Buddhism?

Connects people to nature

The transience of life

Goals are complimentary - purification in Shinto, enlightenment in Buddhism

What Zen influences are illustrated in Bunsei's Landscape?

The pure, lonely, and ultimately serene spirit of the poet and landscape tradition created by Zen.

Void, shunya: middle ground open in the painting is assumed to be water.

Chanoyu & aesthetic characteristics

Chanoyu: Japanese ritual of drinking tea, small rustic room

Aesthetics: modesty, refinement, rusticity

How does Hakuin Ekaku's art differ from the work of earlier monk-painters such as Bunsei and Sesshu?

His work featured everyday Japanese subjects or Zen themes that conveyed his ideas in ways his humbled followers could easily understand.