Four Huts: Asian Writings on the Simple Life
These four short works give voice to one of the most treasured aesthetic and spiritual ideals of Asia--that of a simple life lived in a simple dwelling. These beautiful texts were written by four renowned Chinese and Japanese poets, and the qualities that emerge include an awareness of...
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These four short works give voice to one of the most treasured aesthetic and spiritual ideals of Asia--that of a simple life lived in a simple dwelling. These beautiful texts were written by four renowned Chinese and Japanese poets, and the qualities that emerge include an awareness of impermanence and a love of nature. 12 two-color illustrations.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781570629464 (1570629463)
Publish date: July 16th 2002
Publisher: Shambhala
Pages no: 98
Edition language: English
Yoshishige no Yasutane by Yosai Kikuchi The excellent scholar/translator Burton Watson brings together four short texts on a topic much discussed, if not actually lived, by the educated classes of China and Japan - withdrawing from the "world" to live in simplicity in order to concentrate on the...
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