Learn about Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Muqi’s Six Persimmons

Learn about Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Muqi’s Six Persimmons

Muqi, a 13th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, created this famous monochrome ink painting of six persimmons. The monk painter captured the essence of these sweet fruits using very few brushstrokes.

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Getting kids excited about art history
Conversations with Kids, Art history, ARTSQ stories, History Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank Conversations with Kids, Art history, ARTSQ stories, History Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank

Getting kids excited about art history

I am passionate about getting kids excited about art history. When I was a professor of art history, most of my colleagues outside of art history (even historians!) had no sense of what I did or what my field does. So how can I expect children (or really anyone for that matter) to understand? A discussion about how to engage my own kid by making a video about Hokusai’s The Great Wave by Hokusai.

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