Behind the sensationalism: images of a decaying corpse in Japanese Buddhist art.

From: The Art Bulletin | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Kanda, Fusae | Copyright information

One of the most provocative images in Japanese art is the kusozu, a graphic depiction of a corpse in the process of decay and decomposition. The kusozu, "painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse" (hereafter, painting of the nine stages), was executed in Japan from approximately the thirteenth through the nineteenth centuries in various formats, including handscrolls, hanging scrolls, and printed books. The subject itself is derived from a traditional Buddhist doctrine that ...

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