Hsin Hsin Ming, edited by George Brecht, Takako Saito et al.

Brussels/Hamburg, Lebeer Hossmann, 1980. Yellow printed cloth covers, 15 x 22.5 cm, 148 pp, hand-bound by Liliane Gérard. First limited edition of 37, numbered 11/37 in pencil, silkscreen printed at the Presses Roel Goussey.

The publication is a collaborative project of Fluxus members with a shared interest in Zen Buddhism. Includes three autonomous translations of the ‘Hsin-hsin-ming’, Seng Ts’an’s seventh-century writings on Chinese Buddhism; an English version by Brecht, a French one by Filliou and a German version by Albrecht Fabri. The calligraphy of the Chinese text for this edition was written in K'ai shu style by Takako Saito. Added is a black publisher's folder containing a sheet of original calligraphy by Saito, black ink on handmade paper, 34 x 24.5 cm, numbered 11/37 in pencil. A facsimile reprint was made in 1984, this is the scarce special edition from 1980. Exquisite item in very good state. (total 2)