Publisher:
Columbia University Press, New York, NY
In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. Portraying this last representative of a...
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In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. 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, this beautifully illustrated book includes a wide selection of his finest poems, paintings, and calligraphy.
Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- -- 1. Kodōjin’s Life and Art -- -- 2. Kodōjin’s Japanese Poetry -- -- 3 Kodōjin and the T’ao Ch’ien. Tradition in Kanshi Poetry -- -- 4. Kodōjin’s Chinese Poetry -- -- A. Note on Kodōjin and the Art and Literature of His Period -- -- Epilogue -- -- Notes -- -- Index
