Forms Come Alive

Explores the history of a variety of Japanese and Asian forms from cloth patterns to Buddha’s hands, from paintings to kanji characters, and from the human body to the universe. Richly illustrated, the book captures the beauty of the birth and transformation of various Asian forms into living objects as they interact with qi or an invisible vital energy known as the flow of “life” over time.

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Kohei Sugiura explores the history of a variety of Japanese and Asian forms from cloth patterns to Buddha’s hands, from paintings to kanji characters, and from the human body to the universe. Richly illustrated, the book captures the beauty of the birth and transformation of various Asian forms into living objects as they interact with qi or an invisible vital energy known as the flow of “life” over time.