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Old Taoist Author: Stephen Addiss

ISBN: 9780231116572 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 208 Published: 17 December 2000 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 22.6 x 17.9 x 1.7 Description:

In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. KodAjin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. Under the support of various patrons, he composed a number of Taoist-influenced Chinese and Japanese poems and did lively and delightful ink paintings, continuing the tradition of the poet-sage who devotes himself to study of the ancients, lives quietly and modestly, and creates art primarily for himself and his friends.

Portraying this last representative of a tradition of gentle and refined artistry in the midst of a society that valued economic growth and national achievement above all, this beautifully illustrated book brings together 150 of KodAjin's Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves), more than 100 of his haiku and tanka (introduced and translated by Stephen Addiss), and many examples of his calligraphy and ink paintings. Addiss's in-depth introduction details the importance of the poet-painter tradition, outlines the life of KodAjin, and offers a critical appraisal of his work, while J. Thomas Rimer's essay puts the liter...

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