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Myoshinji Temple: Characters - Kanzan
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Myoshinji Temple: Characters - Kanzan
JAPAN, Kyoto; Kamakura period (1185–1333), dated 1329; By Shuho Myocho; Running-regular script; Ink on paper; 66.7 x 61.8 cm
This calligraphic work was written by Zen Master Shuho Myocho when he was 48 years old. Shuho, a master of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, was known to have attained sudden realization while working on one of Master Yunmen's famous one word barrier" gong'ans; these cases were known as "guan" in Chinese and "kan" in Japanese. When his disciple |
