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An investigation of Japanese aesthetic life through the work of Sōtatsu and Kōrin

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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Scott J., author
dc.coverage.spatialJapan
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-14T20:15:38Z
dc.date.available2017-02-14T20:15:38Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionArt history research paper.
dc.description1997 Spring.
dc.description.abstractObtaining an understanding of the main components of the Japanese insight into beauty requires not only a grasp of the formal visual elements of the style, but also an understanding of the aesthetic as it pervaded every aspect of life in Japan. Much has been written about the intimate relationship between crafts such as pottery and spiritual life under the influence of Zen, but in screens we have examples of a Japanese art form which blend characteristics of the flat, painted image with those of objects of utility. During the Momoyama and Edo eras of the 17th and 18th centuries came new advances in the Japanese style of painting, primarily due to the artists Sōtatsu and Kōrin, now referred to as "The Great Decorators." This paper traces the traditional Japanese aesthetic from its Eastern religious and philosophical background to its expression in the screen paintings of the Sotatsu-Korin School Connections to the activities of the Japanese way of life of the period and the specific vocabulary used to discuss art of all varieties in Japan help to illuminate key concepts such as irregularity, simplicity, intuition, decoration, pattern, and utility. All of these are intimately related to the Buddhist and Zen procedures for living an artful and natural life and all seek to provide a harmonious blend between the artificial and the natural.
dc.format.mediumStudent works
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/179715
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofStudent Publications
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dc.subjectSōtatsu-Kōrin School
dc.subjectTawaraya, Sōtatsu, active 1600-1640
dc.subjectOgata, Kōrin, 1658-1716
dc.subject.lcshArt -- History
dc.subject.lcshDecorative arts -- Japan
dc.subject.lcshPainting -- Japan
dc.subject.lcshScreen painting, Japanese
dc.subject.lcshBuddhism and art
dc.subject.lcshZen art
dc.titleAn investigation of Japanese aesthetic life through the work of Sōtatsu and Kōrin
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dc.typeStillImage
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