Lecture 9: Mincho's White Robed Kannon

Question 1

Answer 1

White-Robed Kannon

Mincho

1424, medieval period

ink on paper, hanging scroll

used for meditation during zen buddhism

Question 2

Answer 2

Ryoanji Rock Garden, Kyoto

established 1500, Muromachi period

zen buddhism

Question 3

Answer 3

The Shrimp Eater

Kao

mid-14th c, medieval Japan

ink on paper, hanging scroll

eccentric Zen Buddhist saint, as a result of reaching enlightenment (e.g. eating meat)

personal contemplation

Question 4

Answer 4

Monk Tearing Sutras

Liang Kai

13c, China

hanging scroll

Question 5

Answer 5

calligraphy

Muso Soseki

1275-1351

“no special training”, but also: “no artifice, no special trick”