Watch the documentary on Japanese Buddhist sculptors. “Carving the Divine” releases today on 1 April
Japanese art
A Sculptor in the Reign of Prince Shōtoku: A Figure for Cross-Cultural Friendship?
How the 7th century figure of Kuratsukuri Tori set a cosmopolitan and multicultural example for Buddhist sculptors
Techniques of the Masters: How to Carve Japanese Buddhist Statuary
Exploring the techniques of Japanese Buddhist sculpture
Lives of the Busshi: Japanese Sculpture Under the Kamakura
How master sculptors Unkei and Kaikei propelled the Kei school to new heights with a great project at Todai-ji Temple
Jocho: The maestro that started Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
“Carving the Divine” charts the art of Japanese Buddhist sculpture, which traces its art and aesthetics to a sculpting titan called Jocho
The Language of Flowers: Flower Artist Masao Mizukami
Grace Ko “To see a World in a Grain of Sand; and a Heaven in a Wild Flower; hold Infinity in the palm of your hand; and Eternity in an hour,” said English poet William Blake. Japanese flower arranging emphasizes interaction with the natural world to reach enlightenment. Japanese flower artist Masao Mizukami finds this […]