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Dr. Hannah Sigur

izō Bosatsu, late 12th to mid-13th century, Kamakura period, Japan, wood with lacquer, gold leaf, cutout gold foil decoration, and color, 181.6 x 72.4 x 57.4 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — This boyish bodhisattva reminds us that through humble bearing, we can spiritually blossom—like a lotus flower.

Jizō Bosatsu

by Dr. Hannah Sigur and Dr. Steven Zucker

Complete mayhem! The violent scenes of this remarkable handscroll meld grisly horror with morbid humor.

A-Level: Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace

by Dr. Hannah Sigur

Night Attack on Sanjo Palace — Complete mayhem! The violent scenes of this remarkable handscroll meld grisly horror with morbid humor.

Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace

by Dr. Hannah Sigur

Song Su-Nam, Summer Trees, 1979, ink on paper, 2 feet 1-5/8 inches high (British Museum) © Song Su-Nam — Song explores Western abstraction, but also embraces the East-Asian tradition of ink wash painting.

Song Su-Nam, Summer Trees

by Dr. Hannah Sigur

Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, Edo period, 18th century, pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 ×172.2 cm each, National Treasure (MOA Museum in Atami, Japan) — Combining metallic curls with mottled color, Kôrin’s screens capture the pulsing vitality of early spring.

Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms

by Dr. Hannah Sigur

Song Su-Nam, Summer Trees, 1979, ink on paper, 2 feet 1-5/8 inches high (British Museum) © Song Su-Nam — In title and medium, Song’s contemporary ink-wash painting looks back to the poetic landscape tradition.

Song Su-Nam, Summer Trees

by Dr. Hannah Sigur