Day: February 14, 2019
Bonsai Beginners.Eiichi on Instagram: “五葉松は黒松のように葉切りはしないけど、 葉透かしと葉切りをしました。 マア実験です #五葉松葉切り #やって見ないとわからない #ミニ盆栽 #懸崖”
Bonsai Beginners.Eiichi on Instagram: “あるオークションにて購入した鉢ですが、落款を読み説く事が出来ません お分かりになる方がございましたら🙇♂️ かなり手の込んだ造りに見えますが、鉢底が円錐型になっており水が抜けやすく作られております👏”
bonsai pottery, mostly on Instagram: “Revisiting this #Siamese #mame pot, because it is available now on Facebook 99c bonsai auctions along with a couple others. Bid before…”
Anibal Poublan on Instagram: “Buenas noches! De frente reconocemos al silencioso paso del tiempo. #盆栽 #盆栽鉢 #bonsaiargentina #bonsaimente #bonsailabo #bonsailabo凜 #盆栽園…”
The Book of Tea, Part I
Originally posted on Sam & KJ's Suiseki Blog (水石):
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 The Book of Tea (茶の本 Cha no Hon) by Okakura Kakuzō (1906) is a long essay linking the role of chadō (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. This essay, or book, was written for a Western audience where the book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly,… Continue reading The Book of Tea, Part I
The Book of Tea, Part II
Originally posted on Sam & KJ's Suiseki Blog (水石):
Part II, The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 If you haven’t read Part I, we suggest you do that before beginning Part II. “The tea-room (the Sukiya) does not pretend to be other than a mere cottage—a straw hut, as we call it. The original ideographs for Sukiya mean the Adobe of Fancy. Latterly… Continue reading The Book of Tea, Part II
The Book of Tea, Part III
Originally posted on Sam & KJ's Suiseki Blog (水石):
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 This is the third part of this story and comprises the final section. Let us continue with Kakuzō’s writing on the tea ceremony. “The tea-master, Kobori-Enshiu, himself a daimyo, has left to us these memorable words: “Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.” In… Continue reading The Book of Tea, Part III
Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), 1278–1347)
Originally posted on Sam & KJ's Suiseki Blog (水石):
Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), 1278–1347), Japanese Rinzai Zen patriarch and celebrated poet in Chinese, was the son of an officer of the palace guard and a mother of the aristocratic Minamoto clan. Kokan studied under the celebrated Chinese monk Yishan Yining. Their relationship can be regarded as the beginning of the golden age of the Literature of the Five Mountains in Japan. He studied calligraphy… Continue reading Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), 1278–1347)
Su Shi (蘇軾) – Chinese Poet
Originally posted on Sam & KJ's Suiseki Blog (水石):
Introduction “Su Shi?(simplified Chinese:?苏轼;?traditional Chinese:?蘇軾) (8?January?1037?– 24?August?1101),?courtesy name?Zizhan, (Chinese:?子瞻),?art name?Dongpo, was a Chinese writer, poet,?painter, calligrapher,? pharmacologist,? gastronome, and a?statesman?of the?Song dynasty.” Portrait of Su Dongpo by?Zhao Mengfu Su Shi was born into a literary family in 1037. At the age of 19 he passed the highest-level civil service examinations with flying colors, and was marked… Continue reading Su Shi (蘇軾) – Chinese Poet
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