Celebrating the Legacy of Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryuki) and the Art of Ōbaku

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HANDSCROLL WITH SIX POEMS PRAISING PLANTS by Duli Xingyi (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki)

HANDSCROLL WITH SIX POEMS PRAISING PLANTS by Duli Xingyi (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki)

Handscroll with six poems praising plants Duli Xingyi 独立性易 (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki, 1596-1672) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Handscroll, ink on paper 29.5 cm x 539.5 cm Collection of Harald Conrad 題五色牡丹圖 光風獨佔滿堂春 夭矯輕拈五色塵 寫生筆底何振振 丹青地潑花間茵 枝交葉接華無限 歡如三之潛溪新 玉樓春早迎曦晨 紅若珠葉笑勻勻...

KANNON ON A LOTUS PETAL by Shōzan Gen’yō

KANNON ON A LOTUS PETAL by Shōzan Gen’yō

Kannon on a Lotus Petal Shōzan Gen’yō 照山元瑶 (1634-1727) Inscriptions by Yinyuan Longqi 隱元隆琦 (Jp. Ingen Ryūki, 1592-1673) and Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684), 1672 Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868 Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 42 × 59.5 cm, 135.6 ×...

SPRING MOUNTAINS by Nanyuan Xingpai (Jp. Nangen Shōha)

SPRING MOUNTAINS by Nanyuan Xingpai (Jp. Nangen Shōha)

Spring Mountains Nanyuan Xingpai 南源性派 (Jp. Nangen Shōha, 1631- 1692) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 28.2 cm x 60.5 cm, 114.5 cm x 63 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 青帝令下已再三 春山染出色如藍 亭前縱目歸雲暮 雙鶴飛來作晚參 Following the decree of the Great...

SPRING COLORS by Quanta Xingan (Jp. Sengai Shōan)

SPRING COLORS by Quanta Xingan (Jp. Sengai Shōan)

Spring Colors Quanta Xingan 千呆性侒 (Jp. Sengai Shōan, 1636-1705) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 63.7 cm x 29.2 cm, 67.8 cm x 121 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 紫宸宮裡話禪機 看彼靈雲更不疑 空手牽牛天外去 無邊春色燦龍鬚 The Buddhist wisdom was transmitted in...

HAVE A CUP OF TEA AND TAKE A REST by Tetsugyū Dōki

HAVE A CUP OF TEA AND TAKE A REST by Tetsugyū Dōki

Have a cup of tea and take a rest Tetsugyū Dōki 鉄牛道機 (1628-1700) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 131 cm x 31 cm, 212 cm x 33 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 喫茶珍重歇 Have a cup of tea and take a rest —trans. Harald Conrad [button...