Lotus Moon: Art by the Buddhist Nun Rengetsu

Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875), a Buddhist nun, poet, calligrapher, potter and painter, is considered to be one of the greatest artistic geniuses of 19th-century Kyoto. Asian art scholar Meher McArthur presents Rengetsu’s work. Supported by the Jacqueline Avant Lectures in Japanese Art.

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