Rengetsu: Life and Poetry of Lotus Moon

by Otagaki Rengetsu

Book Overview

As a poet, potter, painter, martial artist, and Buddhist nun, Otagaki Rengetsu transformed a life of tragedy into one of artistic and spiritual transcendence, ultimately becoming one of Japan's greatest female poets.

This collection features a survey of her finest poetry accompanied by a sampling of her pottery and paintings. As never before, John Stevens captures the radiant and powerful simplicity of Rengetsu's life and art in this biography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626549311
• ISBN13: 9781626549319
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"