Kodôjin´s poems and paintings reveal both the triumphs and the ambiguities of Japan´s new age, rooted in the Chinese past, nourished for centuries on Japanese soil, and now turned with both expectation and trepidation toward the West. His work caps the rich Japanese heritage. . . . The story of Addiss´s patient unearthing of this unusual life and work, very nearly lost to history, itself makes a gripping narrative, and is a triumph of modern scholarship. -- Review
Kodojin's poems and paintings reveal both the triumphs and the ambiguities of Japan's new age, rooted in the Chinese past, nourished for centuries on Japanese soil, and now turned with both expectation and trepidation toward the West. His work caps the rich Japanese heritage. . . . The story of Addiss's patient unearthing of this unusual life and work, very nearly lost to history, itself makes a gripping narrative, and is a triumph of modern scholarship. --
David Pollack, University of Rochester
Written in clear prose and complemented by skillful translations of Kodojin's poetry, this richly informative volume brings the reclusive painter-poet to life for scholars and general readers alike. --
Karen M. Gerhart, associate professor of Asian humanities, Northern Arizona University
Review
"Written in clear prose and complemented by skillful translations of Kodôjin's poetry, this richly informative volume brings the reclusive painter-poet to life for scholars and general readers alike." -- Karen M. Gerhart, associate professor of Asian humanities, Northern Arizona University
About the Author
Stephen Addiss is Tucker-Boatwright Professor in the Humanities in the Department of Art at the University of Richmond. His many books include The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925 and How to Look at Japanese Art.
Jonathan Chaves is professor and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University. He is the editor and translator of many works, including The Columbia Book of Later Chinese Poetry, and is the coauthor, with J. Thomas Rimer, of Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing (Columbia 1998).
J. Thomas Rimer is chairman of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. His many works include Modern Japanese Fiction and Its Traditions: An Introduction, and he is the coauthor, with Jonathan Chaves, of Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing (Columbia 1998).
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