Zen Paintings in EDO Japan (1600-1868): Playfulness and Freedom in the Artwork of Hakuin Ekaku and Sengai Gibon

Galit Aviman received her PhD at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel in cooperation with Kyoto University, Japan. She conducted her post-doctoral studies at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University, USA. She lived in Japan for ten years in total. Currently she is a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Hebrew University and Tel-Aviv University.