The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting by Carpenter, John
The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting by Carpenter, John

The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting

A groundbreaking survey examining the interrelationship of poetry, calligraphy, and painting in Japanese art from the eleventh...
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Author: John Carpenter
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Language: English
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The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting by Carpenter, John

The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting

$168.26
The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting by Carpenter, John

The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting

$168.26
Author: John Carpenter
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A groundbreaking survey examining the interrelationship of poetry, calligraphy, and painting in Japanese art from the eleventh to the early twentieth century

In East Asian cultures, the integration of poetry, painting, and calligraphy, known as the "Three Perfections," is considered the apex of artistic expression. This sumptuous book explores 1,000 years of Japanese art through more than 100 works--hanging scrolls, folding screens, handscrolls, and albums--from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. John T. Carpenter provides an engaging history of these interrelated disciplines and shows evidence of intellectual exchange between Chinese and Japanese artists in works with poetry in both languages, calligraphies in Chinese brushed by Japanese Zen monks, and examples of Japanese paintings pictorializing scenes from Chinese literature and legend. Many of the works featured, including Japanese poetic forms, Chinese verses, and Zen Buddhist sayings, are deciphered and translated here for the first time, providing readers with a better understanding of each work's rich and layered meaning. Highlighting the talents of such masters as Musō Soseki, Sesson Shūkei, Jiun Onkō, Ryōkan Taigu, Ike Taiga, and Yosa Buson, this book celebrates the power of brush-written calligraphy and its complex visual synergy with painted images.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(August 10, 2024-August 3, 2025)

Author: John Carpenter
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781588397805

About the Author
John T. Carpenter is the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, and Tim T. Zhang is a research associate in the Department of Asian Art, both at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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