Enso: The Timeless Circle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578003825)

This is the catalogue produced in conjunction with the Enso: The Timeless Circle exhibition held at the Robyn Buntin of Honolulu Gallery in 2008/2009. Enso are the circles used in East Asian Buddhism to visually express Zen teachings on paper with a brush and ink. The Zen circle can represent many things-enlightenment, the universe, perfection, infinity, emptiness, the mind, the moon, enlightenment, and even a tea bowl or a sweet cake. Sixty-two enso are reproduced in color, both the image itself and the full-length of the scroll, with translations and commentary by Prof. John Stevens. The enso paintings date from the 13th century-the oldest enso painting known-to the present, with examples produced in Japan and in the West.

Author: John Stevens
ISBN-10: 0578003821
ISBN-13: 9780578003825
Publisher: Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2008
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d