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Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Mug

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Funny, unique, pretty, or personal, it's your choice for the perfect coffee mug. The outside of the mug features a bright white base for your photo, logo, pattern, or saying, while the rim & handle are vividly glazed in rich colour. Match or complement the colour of your existing dinnerware set, or gift your friend a mug in his or her favourite colour.

  • 325 ml or 443 ml
  • Dimensions:
    • 325 ml: 8.1 cm D x 9.7 cm H
    • 443 ml: 8.6 cm D x 11.4 cm H
  • Microwave and dishwasher safe
  • Use caution when removing the mug from the microwave. Use a pot holder or glove as necessary if it is too hot to the touch. Do not microwave an empty mug.
  • Strong, ceramic construction
  • Meets FDA requirements for food and beverage safety
  • Do not overfill and be careful with hot liquids that may scald
  • Keep out of reach of children when filled with hot liquid

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Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Mug

Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Mug

Artwork by Japanese artist, Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1504–ca. 1589) "猿猴捉月図屏風 - Gibbons in a Landscape Artist: Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1504–ca. 1589) Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573) Date: ca. 1570 Culture: Japan Medium: Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper The gibbon, native to the forested mountains of southern China, is known in Japan only through painting and poetry. In literary contexts, its cry is associated with the elevated spirit of solitude, and in Daoist lore with a superior life force. Japanese Zen monks treasured images of gibbons painted by the Chinese monk Muqi (ca. 1210–after 1269), and by the late fifteenth century paintings of gibbons in the manner of this artist had become a favored subject for screen decoration. Here a chain of gibbons is shown reaching futilely for a reflection of the moon, a symbol of enlightenment. This scene illustrates a fundamental Zen paradox: if one is deliberately or overly anxiously trying to attain enlightenment, then that spiritual path will not lead to true enlightenment. As reflected in the subject matter of many of his paintings, Sesson was a Zen monk-artist. He was a highly learned and prolific painter who studied a wide array of earlier Chinese ink painting styles and played a major role in the creation of a distinctive Japanese style of so-called Zen ink painting."

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Posted on 15/12/2016, 8:06 AM
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