In Japan, images of the stages are called kusōzu (九相図, lit. 'nine-phase pictures')[1]: 24 and became related to aesthetic ideas of impermanence. [2]: 295.

2020年9月10日 · This unique tradition called Kusôzu, consists of watercolor paintings that depicts the slow decay of a body, usually female, from the first moment of death to the final stage of …

2019年4月29日 · Kusôzu, which means “painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse”, portrays the sequential decay of a cadaver, usually female, in graphic detail. The shocking art genre appeared routinely for more than five hundred years in various formats, including scrolls and printed books.

2005年4月4日 · 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.

2022年1月10日 · Learn about the Japanese art of Kusozu including its origins, the nine stages it represents, where it comes from, and notable Kusozu works of art.

2015年3月6日 · Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 1 of 9. This first painting depicts a court lady in a kimono is seated indoors with a scroll in her left hand, upon which she has written her farewell poem. Image credit: Wellcome Collections

2014年6月24日 · “Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages” is an example of kusozu, the illustration of a decomposing corpse, that was popular in Japanese art from about the 13th to 19th centuries.

2023年10月8日 · Kusôzu is on an immediate motif that vividly cuts the process of the body’s annihilation into ten pieces: The boundaries between these opposing worlds are manifested. What is Nine-phase contemplation? “Nine-phase contemplation” is a part of the sense of impurity in which one contemplates the impurity of the body.

The term "kusôzu" literally translates to "painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse," and the genre typically features sequential depictions of a decaying female cadaver. These works aim to demonstrate the transience of the physical form and the abject nature of the human body, particularly the female form.

2018年2月18日 · The kusozu are traditional Japanese watercolor paintings that gained popularity between the 13 th and 19 th centuries. The paintings depict graphic images of death and decay. Kusozu were created in the Buddhist tradition to meditate on the temporary nature of the physical world. The intention of these works of art was not to create fear or sadness.