Rengetsu: Life and Poetry of Lotus Moon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781626541504)

As a poet, potter, painter, martial artist, and Buddhist nun, Otagaki Rengetsu transformed a life of tragedy into one of artistic and spiritual transcendence, ultimately becoming one of Japan's greatest female poets. This collection features a survey of her finest poetry accompanied by a sampling of her pottery and paintings. As never before, John Stevens captures the radiant and powerful simplicity of Rengetsu's life and art in this biography and new translation of her work.

Author: Otagaki Rengetsu
ISBN-10: 1626541507
ISBN-13: 9781626541504
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2015
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d