Monday
Oct042010
Okyoo (Prayer 108)
Monday, October 4, 2010 at 11:18AM A lot of beautiful art was on display at the Sweetcake Ensō exhibit (see Sweetcake Ensō). The piece shown in the video, Okyoo (Prayer 108), is by the Japanese-Russian artist, Miya Ando. The entire scroll is 188 inches long.
If you look closely, the Lotus Sutra has been etched into the graphite in the middle of the scroll (image below). [NOTE: Miya Ando, who frequently works with metal, is a descendant of the Bizen sword maker Ando Yoshiro Masakatsu, and was raised in a Buddhist temple among swordsmiths turned priests in Okayama, Japan].
Reader Comments (3)
Hi Chuck,
I'm thinking that the scroll is longer than 88 inches, is that correct?
Yes, it seems longer than 7.3 feet, doesn't it? My scribbled notes from the EHZC catalog say "Miya Ando, Okyoo (prayer 108) - 2010, graphite on paper, 88 inches". Let me know if you find a different length and I'll change the post.
Maybe 188 inches?