Nantenbou

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Name of artist
Nantenbou
Title of work
hanashitsukusu~
Ichigyousho
Price
sold
Commentary on work
Hanging scroll, Sumi ink on paper, paper mount
awasebako
Measurements of mounted work (length x width)
131.2cm x 33.3cm
Measurements of Dimensions of entire work
195cm x 49.7cm
Profile of artist
Nantenbou
1839~1925

He served 586rd Abbot of myoushinji temple(rinzai school).He has been known as one of the famous monks of rinzai school in Japanese modern era, He was called “Nantenbou” because of his unique behavior that he never took off a nantenbou(stick of nanten tree) being with people.

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This sentence is from Blue Cliff Record (Wikipedia) ». A part from the dialogues between the master Mazu Daoyi and his disciple Baizhang Huaihai. literally means "talking out about the inner nature of things like mountain, cloud, sea and moon."

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