"The canvas upon which the artist paints is……" — Okakura Kakuzo

"The canvas upon which the artist paints is the spectator's mind."

— Okakura Kakuzo

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23 Quotes by Okakura Kakuzo

Okakura Kakuzo has 23 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge, but the realization of the self within, that constitutes true progress.
Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.
Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good…
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.
Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things…
In Japan, I took part in a tea ceremony. You go into a small room, tea is served, and that's…
Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with…
Tea...is a religion of the art of life.
Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates…
True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.
Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side…
Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.

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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. — Francis Bacon
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