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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

WITHIN THE MOON by Daozhe Chaoyuan (Jp. Dōsha Chōgen, aka Dōshagen)

Within the moon
Daozhe Chaoyuan 道者超元 (Jp. Dōsha Chōgen, aka Dōshagen, 1602-1662)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
30.7 x 48 cm; 114.3 x 51.6 cm (mounted)
Collection of Stuart Katz

Within the moon: on the night of the wedding,
By chance the names of the successful candidates are posted.
—trans. Stephen Addiss

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