Monju was a bodhisattva popular among Zen Buddhists, and he is here painted by a Zen monk-painter Kichizan Minchō, Monju Bosatsu by Minneapolis Institute of Art
Sesshu Toyo's painting involves a remarkable economy of brushwork, often called haboku (broken ink) or hatsuboku (flung ink). Sessō Tōyō, Haboku-style landscape by The British Museum
Art coming from contemporaneous Ming-dynasty China as well older Chinese art deeply influenced Japanese arts, especially the emerging local tradition of ink landscape painting. Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods, an introduction by Dr. Sonia Coman
Originally a sliding wall, these golden panels use bamboo, a Chinese motif, to illustrate a Japanese poetic trope. Bamboo in the Four Seasons: painting and ... by Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Steven Zucker
This atmospheric space awakens the eye, heightens the senses, and prepares the path for enlightenment. Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple) by Dr. Yoonjung Seo
This delicate red vessel resembles patinated metal, but it’s made from wood that’s lacquered (coated with sap). Muromachi to Momoyama period Negoro ware ewer by Dr. Maribeth Graybill and Dr. Steven Zucker