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On A Snowy Night: Yishan Yining (1247-1317) and the Development of Zen Calligraphy in Medieval Japan |
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Du, Xiaohan (撰)
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| Date | 2021 |
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| Pages | 172 |
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| Publisher | Columbia University |
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https://www.columbia.edu/
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| Location | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Degree | doctor |
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| Institution | Columbia University |
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| Department | Art History and Archaeology |
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| Advisor | Harrist, Jr, Robert E. |
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| Publication year | 2021 |
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| Keyword | Calligraphy; Japanese; Art; Zen calligraphy; Ink painting; Landscape painting; Kamakura-Momoyama periods |
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| Abstract | This dissertation is the first monographic study of the monk-calligrapher Yishan Yining (1247-1317), who was sent to Japan in 1299 as an imperial envoy by Emperor Chengzong (Temur, 1265-1307. r. 1294-1307), and achieved unprecedented success there. Through careful visual analysis of his extant oeuvre, this study situates Yishan’s calligraphy synchronically in the context of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy at the turn of the 14th century and diachronically in the history of the relationship between calligraphy and Buddhism.
This study also examines Yishan’s prolific inscriptional practice, in particular the relationship between text and image, and its connection to the rise of ink monochrome landscape painting genre in 14th century Japan. This study fills a gap in the history of Chinese calligraphy, from which monk-calligraphers and their practices have received little attention. It also contributes to existing Japanese scholarship on bokuseki by relating Zen calligraphy to religious and political currents in Kamakura Japan. Furthermore, this study questions the validity of the “China influences Japan” model in the history of calligraphy and proposes a more fluid and nuanced model of synthesis between the wa and the kan (Japanese and Chinese) in examining cultural practices in East Asian culture. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 1
Chapter 1: A Chinese Monk-Calligraphyer in Kamakura Japan 21
Chapter 2: Calligraphy and Monk 39
Chapter 3: Yishan Calligraphy in Kamakura and the Wang Xizhi Tradition 65
Chapter 4: Yishan's Two Cursive in Kyoto Years (1313-1317) 88
Chapter 5: Inscribed Images 122
Conclusion 148
Bibliography 153
Appendix A: Works of Calligraphy by Yishan with Dates 169
Appendix B: Extant Paintings Bearing Yishan Yining Inscriptions 171
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-gcqq-m715 |
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| Created date | 2021.12.11 |
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