Art from Zen Masters and More, at Florida's Morikami Museum

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Daruma, Seki Bokuo is just one of the pieces on display at the Morikami.

FLORIDA - The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens opened “Zenmi: A Taste of Zen: Paintings, Calligraphy, and Ceramics” on Saturday. It features the work of Zen masters from the 17th to 20th centuries and the assertion that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition. The pieces are on loan from the collection of Riva Lee Asbell. The artists represented are venerated Zen teachers who took up the brush late in life to create religious art noted for its drama and boldness. The exhibition features more than 80 pieces, called Zenga, including paintings and calligraphy mounted as hanging scrolls, inscribed ceramics, and other objects dating back to the 17th century. This religious art was used in spiritual exercises, as aids to meditation, and as visual sermons. [link]