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Mar 16 2025

Matsuo Bashō et al.: Four Huts

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Kawase Hasui, Guest House in the Pines on Pond’s Edge.
Image: Public Domain

Asian writings on the simple life

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature · Tagged: burton watson, chinese, essay, japanese, kamo no chomei, kawase hasui, matsuo bashō, po chu-i, stephen addiss, yoshishige no yasutane

May 29 2022

Matsuo Bashō: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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Katsushika Hokusai, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,
25. Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province.
Photograph: Public Domain

Dreams wander on

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature · Tagged: haibun, haiku, japanese, katsushika hokusai, matsuo bashō, prose, The narrow road to the deep north, travel

Jun 21 2020

Kaneto Shindo: The Naked Island

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Kaneto Shindo, The Naked Island.
Photograph: © Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Silent sea

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Film · Tagged: documentary, japanese, kaneto shindo, moving image, silence, slow cinema, the naked island

Aug 04 2019

Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden & Zen Master Ryokan

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Paula Marvelly, Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden.
Photograph: [CC BY-SA 4.0] The Culturium

A green thought in a green shade

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature, Visual Arts · Tagged: hannah pescher sculpture garden, japanese, kazuaki tanahashi, paula marvelly, photography, poetry, sculpture

Jun 09 2019

Masood Hussain & Gabriel Rosenstock: Mahatma

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Mahatma Gandhi.
Photograph: Public Domain

The Great Soul

Written by Gabriel Rosenstock · Categorized: Literature, Visual Arts · Tagged: dutch, english, gabriel rosenstock, german, greek, guest post, gujarati, haiku, igbo, indian, irish, japanese, masood hussain, mohandas karamchand gandhi, painting, poetry, slovene, spanish, swahili, twi, yoruba

Feb 12 2017

Shūsaku Endō: Silence

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El Greco, The Veil of Saint Veronica.
Image: Public Domain

Be still and know that I am God

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Film, Literature · Tagged: christian mysticism, el greco, japanese, martin scorsese, movie, prose, shusaku endo, silence, the veil of saint veronica, video

Sep 02 2016

Matsuo Bashō: Deep Silence

Isaac Levitan, A Quiet Monastery - The Culturium
Isaac Levitan, A Quiet Monastery.
Photograph: [Public Domain] Wikimedia Commons

How can silence be explained in words?

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature · Tagged: haiku, isaac levitan, japanese, matsuo bashō, poetry, silence

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