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The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting
Carpenter, John T. : Tim. T Zhang: The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting. Exhibition: New York, Metropolitan Museum, 2025. 319 pages, over 100 colour illustrations. Hardback. 28 x 24cms. An exploration of the relationship between three Japanese art forms - poetry, calligraphy, and painting - traditionally referred to as the 'Three Perfections.' A catalogue of 111 works are divided into five chronological themes reaching across nearly a millennium. Each work - including folding screens, calligraphy by medieval Zen monks, hanging scrolls alluding to Chinese and Japanese literary classics, and ceramics used for tea gatherings - is illustrated and discussed in detail. The majority of works were donated or promised to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mary and Cheney Cowles.
An exploration of the relationship between three Japanese art forms - poetry, calligraphy, and painting - traditionally referred to as the âThree Perfections.â A catalogue of 111 works are divided into five chronological themes reaching across nearly a millennium. Each work - including folding screens, calligraphy by medieval Zen monks, hanging scrolls alluding to Chinese and Japanese literary classics, and ceramics used for tea gatherings - is illustrated and discussed in detail. The majority of works were donated or promised to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mary and Cheney Cowles.
