Jiun Sonja Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Jiun Sonja
jiun sonja was a prominent figure in japanese art history, known for her exceptional skills as a painter and her dedication to buddhism. born in kyoto, japan in 1718, she became a nun at the age of 14 and went on to study buddhism, confucianism, and taoism. early life and education jiun sonja's early life was marked by her interest in spirituality and art. she was known for her scholarship in various eastern philosophies and was a propo
nent of the revival of the true pure land (jōdo shinshū) sect of buddhism. as a skilled calligrapher and painter, her works are highly regarded in japan. jiun sonja is also known as jiun onko, and her artwork can be found in various museums, including the fukuda art museum in kyoto. her painting, for a hundred years [i have been] a person with no attachments, is a masterpiece of japanese art that continues to captivate audiences with i…
