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

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

NARCISSUS by Gaoquan Xingdun (Jp. Kōsen Shōton)

Narcissus
Gaoquan Xingdun 高泉性潡 (Jp. Kōsen Shōton, 1633-1695)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Hanging scroll, ink on paper

28.5 x 30.2 cm; 113.3 x 1.3 cm (mounted)
Collection of Stuart Katz

Not even half a speck of worldly dust can stain it;
Amidst the water it is able to become an immortal.
—trans. Stephen Addis

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