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Item Number : 25188
Artist Bankei Eitaku
Title Calligraphy
Biography Bankei Eitaku(1622-1693) was a monk of Rinzai-shu sect born in Harima Province (present Hyogo Prefecture) as a third son of Sugawara no Dosetsu who was a Confucian and a physician. His surname was Sugawara, and posthumous name was Daiho Shogan Kokushi. He received ordination under Unpo of Zuio-ji Temple in Ako and later became the founding abbot of Ryumon-ji in Himeji and Korin-ji in Edo. In 1672, he was appointed abbot of Myoshin-ji in Kyoto, serving as its 218th head abbot. Bankei taught the practice of Fusho Zen (Zen of Original Mind) and spread his teachings widely throughout Japan.
Description
  • ink on paper with silk mounting
  • 133 x 33 cm(artwork), 205 x 45 cm(overall)
  • minor foxing/minor crease on paper
  • with wooden storage box signed by the Matsuda Hiroshi
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Season spring
Period Early Edo(1603-1699)

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