I am looking for a source for a print of the following image of
bodhidharma (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.primarypointphotos.com/bodhidharma.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.primarypointphotos.com/intro.html&h=300&w=198&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbodhidharma%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN").
does anybody know of a source of the _exact_ print shown in the
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Request for Question Clarification by
kutsavi-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 12:53 PST
Hey there Banchan,
Sorry, I know that you underlined the _exact_ print in your question,
but are you talking about the poster on the wall, (which isn't easy to
make out in the jpeg image), or about the entire picture, eg. the
poster, the word "enter", the wall, the table, etc...
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Request for Question Clarification by
knowledge_seeker-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 13:10 PST
I'm going to try to further clarify kutsavi's request for
clarification only because now I DO see the source of confusion.
That image (the entire thing) is a part of a photographer's portfolio.
He took a black and white photograph of a painting on the wall.
Are you looking for the photograph OR are you looking for the painting
that's hanging on the wall?
-K~
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Clarification of Question by
banchan-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 14:20 PST
im looking for a print of the painting on the wall. i have seen it at
another temple in maryland and when i asked the monk there where he
got it, he said that he didnt know, that someone gave it to him. i
looked on line everywhere for a copy of the poster/print, but couldnt
find anything other than what is on that link.
i really am not interested in the image that you can see in the link,
but rather the poster in the image. just the bodhidharma, and not the
guy taking the pphotograph reflected.
thank you for clarifying that.
please ask if you need any other clarifications.
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Request for Question Clarification by
kutsavi-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 16:48 PST
Ok, Banchan ;-)
I'm really interested in finding the source because it's a great
representation of Bodhidarma in action, eg. actually showing someone
the path, which isn't something you see every day and I can definitely
see your attraction. Is the actual print in color? I assume that it
is, and as such, do you have any clue as to its age? I'm assuming
it's a modern print, and as such, may be readily available. I'm also
thinking that it's a western piece, because of this iconography. You
say it's a painting, but is there any possibility that it could be a
photograph?
Your search strategy to find the image on Google may be of help. (I
was really shocked when I came home this evening and looked at the
image again; earlier, the sun was shining on my monitor, and all I saw
was a black image, basically undifferentiated. Now that I see the
image, I'm very excited about it myself.)
*Anything* you might tell me on top of what you have already, would
help a lot.
What is the name of the temple in Maryland where you saw it?
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Clarification of Question by
banchan-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 20:22 PST
: Is the actual print in color? I assume that it is,
: and as such, do you have any clue as to its age?
: I'm assuming it's a modern print, and as such, may
: be readily available.
: I'm also thinking that it's a western piece, because
: of this iconography.
i do believe that what i am looking for is a large print of a black
and white brush painting. i am by no means an art historian or
anything like that, but i would guess that it probably is asian and
not western. its got an asian feel for me...
ive done quite a bit of searching through google...
japanese image search on google (http://csua.org/u/5be)
korean image search on google (http://csua.org/u/5co)
and ive definitely developed a feel for what i like and what i dont
like...
too cute (http://csua.org/u/5c1)
too sad (http://csua.org/u/5c2)
too mean (http://csua.org/u/5c5)
too crayon-ey (http://csua.org/u/5c3)
pretty nice (http://csua.org/u/5c4)
too many ! (http://csua.org/u/5c6)
but what i like best is what is in that picture in my original query.
: You say it's a painting, but is there any possibility
: that it could be a photograph?
im not sure if youre looking at the photographer in the reflection, or
if youre looking at the painting of bodhidharma, but im sure that that
dark blob (yeah, i have to admit youre right, its rather hard to see)
is a brush painting.
i think bodhidharma is sort of sitting, posed for the painting and hes
got sort of a weird, very 'bodhidharma' expression.
i went to the temple again and looked. (american zen college in
germantown, maryland http://www.americanzencollege.org/) its the same
print as the one in the original query of mine. i wish the monk knew
who gave it to him...
: *Anything* you might tell me on top of what you have already, would
: help a lot.
i cant say for sure, but i do believe that the guy who took those
photos probably took them at providence zen center... i base that
merely on the tenuous two photos:
http://www.primarypointphotos.com/zen8.html and
http://www.kwanumzen.com/pzc/
since the temple i go to is korean and pzc is korean, maybe the
drawing is korean. i never thought of that...
still, the korean google didnt help much... and i looked through
every picture...
hope this helps you to help me!!!
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Clarification of Question by
banchan-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 20:24 PST
correction: korean image search on google (http://csua.org/u/5c0)
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