Dragon Gettan Dōchō月潭道澄 (1635-1713) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 115 x 26.3 cm; 194 x 28 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz 龍一聲聴得春雷震大悲甘霖滴萬方 The dragon’s roar brings spring lightning and shakes the universe. Then the rain of mercy falls everywhere. —trans. Yamaguchi Masao Gettan Dōchō, a life-long Japanese disciple of Ingen, composed a lengthy prose-poem in ca.1694 comparing the chanoyu tea ceremony for powdered green tea whisked in bowls (matcha), and the more recent drinking of sencha (steeped green leaf tea served in tiny tea cups) introduced by Ōbaku monks. He is celebrated as the first person to articulate the differences between the two traditions. The paulownia box housing the work is inscribed by Murase Genmyo (1913-1988), 57th abbot of Manpukuji.