Zenga and shunga (erotic art)* would seem to be on different ends of the artistic spectrum. Zenga are created with a minimum of brush strokes in mostly black and white...
Zen masters used the medium of paper, brush, and ink to create Zenga–art formed with “brushstrokes of enlightenment.” Over the centuries, Zenga were widely dispersed over Japan, displayed everywhere–in temples, in farm houses, in merchant shops, in samurai villas, and in lordly castles. In modern times, Zenga have been recognized as one of the glories of world culture, and many wonderful Zenga have come to the West to work their magic.
To view our collection of Zenga for sale, please visit the Zen Art Gallery, which is curated by Zen Art expert John Stevens, who is also the author of this blog.
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Zenga and Shunga
May 17, 2013
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Wall-Gazing Daruma
February 19, 2013
While there are many “in-your-face, I have always got my eyes on you” Daruma Zenga in the gallery, there is also one wall-gazing Daruma painting by Nantembo. Prior to appearing...
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The Year of the Snake
January 10, 2013
The year of the dragon has turned into the year of the snake. The dragon and the snake have a lot in common, and certain calligraphic talismans combine both elements...
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Zen Christmas
December 5, 2012
Mahayana Buddhism is a vehicle with room enough for every one to get on board. One meaning of Zen is “all-embracing.” In Zen Buddhism, if something has great benefit to...
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Ruth Fuller Sasaki, the Grandmother of Zen in the West
November 5, 2012
Halloween 1893 was the birth date of Ruth Fuller Sasaki, the Grandmother of Zen in the West. Sasaki was the principal force behind the First Zen Institute of America, the...
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