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A sash of clouds, after 1678 Gaoquan Xingdun 高泉性潡 (Jp. Kōsen Shōton, 1633-1695) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 167.8 x 38 cm Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase—funds provided by the Friends of...

A SEVEN-CHARACTER QUATRAIN by Yueshan Daozong (Jp. Essan or Etsuzan Dōshū)

A seven-character quatrain Yueshan Daozong 悦山道宗 (Jp. Essan or Etsuzan Dōshū, 1629-1709) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 136 cm x 32.7 cm, 195.6 cm x 45.4 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 緑樹院寿山禅師為西堂作此贈謝博取－粲多年親佩黑瀧印綠樹影中養聖胎黃檗煩充第二座...

AN ACCOMPLISHED SPIRIT by Jifei Ruyi (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu)

An Accomplished Spirit, mid-17th century Jifei Ruyi 即非如一 (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu, 1616-1671) Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 131.5 x 36.8 cm; 215.9 x 38.5 cm (mounted) Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Museum purchase: Friends of the...

ARHAT READING A SUTRA BY MOONLIGHT by Jifei Ruyi (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu)

Arhat Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, mid-17th century Jifei Ruyi 即非如一 (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu, 1616-1671) Inscribed by the artist Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 27.5 x 60.6 cm; 112.4 x 62.5 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry...

BAMBOO by Dapeng Zhengkun (Jp. Taihō Shōkon)

Bamboo Dapeng Zhengkun 大鵬正鯤 (Jp. Taihō Shōkon, 1691- 1774) Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 25.2 cm x 110 cm, 37 cm x 170.5 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad Return...

BAMBOO IN SNOW by Dapeng Zhengkun (Jp. Taihō Shōkon)

Bamboo in Snow Dapeng Zhengkun 大鵬正鯤 (Jp. Taihō Shōkon, 1691-1774) Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 37.9 cm x 108.6 cm, 40.7 cm x 189.5 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad [button link="https://ingen.arizona.edu/artists-and-poets/"...

BATHHOUSE by Yueshan Daozong (Jp. Essan or Etsuzan Dōshū)

Bathhouse Yueshan Daozong 悦山道宗 (Jp. Essan or Etsuzan Dōshū, 1629-1709) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 40 cm x 86.5 cm, 102 cm x 99.3 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 浴室 Bathhouse Original calligraphy brushed as a template (gakuji...

BEAN VINE by Itō Jakuchū

Bean Vine, mid-18th century Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 (1716–1800) Inscribed by Musen Jōzen 無染淨善, 1693–1764 Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 125.7 x 47.9 cm; 192.1 x 61.6 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen...

BODHIDHARMA by Tetsugyū Dōki

Bodhidharma Tetsugyū Dōki鐵牛道機 (1628-1712) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 68.8 x 36.5 cm; 157 x 46 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz Return...

BODHIDHARMA by Yiran Xingrong (Jp. Itsunen Shōyū)

Bodhidharma Yiran Xingrong 逸然性融 (Jp. Itsunen Shōyū, 1601-1668) Duli Xingyi獨立性易 (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki, 1596-1672) Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 95 cm x 39 cm, 178 cm x 52 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 這箇老胡誰人不識菩提達磨九年面壁 Who is this unknown...

CALLIGRAPHY OF A FOUR-LINE SEVEN-CHARACTER POEM by Fukami Gentai (Kō Ten’i)

Calligraphy of a four-line seven-character poem, 1693 Fukami Gentai (Kō Ten’i) 深見玄岱 (高天漪) (1649-1722) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 127.7 cm x 39.5 cm, 201 cm x 51.8 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 峨々樹影瀧峰高柏冷松寒捲怒涛何似北風翻大海覚来郷地等秋毫...

CALLIGRAPHY OF FIVE-CHARACTER ZEN PHRASES IN SEMICURSIVE SCRIPT by Gaoquan Xingdun (Jp. Kōsen Shōton)

Calligraphy of Five-Character Zen Phrases in Semicursive Script, c. 1678-1692 Gaoquan Xingdun 高泉性潡 (Jp. Kōsen Shōton, 1633-1695) Japan, Edo Period, 1615-1868 Hanging scrolls, ink on paper Each scroll, 219.7 x 49.5 cm (mounted) Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by...

CARRYING THE FAITH ALONE IS UNTHINKABLE, AFTER RECEIVING ENLIGHTENMENT ONE SEES CLEARLY, NOT ESTABLISHING A WORD BY Muan Xingtao (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō)

Carrying the faith alone is unthinkable (Tan teikyo gaishi), right After receiving enlightenment one sees clearly (Cho monkai seigan), middle Not establishing a word (Furyu ichi moji), left, 17th century Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684) Japan, Edo...

CHINESE POEM TO CELEBRATE A SENIOR MONK’S SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY by Duzhan Xingying (Jp. Dokutan Shōkei)

Chinese Poem to Celebrate a Senior Monk’s Sixtieth Birthday, late 17th-early 18th century Duzhan Xingying 獨湛性瑩 (Jp. Dokutan Shōkei, 1628-1706) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 128.5 × 40.7 cm; 222 x 55.2 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum...

CHINESE TEMPLE LANDSCAPE by Itō Jakuchū

Chinese Temple Landscape, 18th century Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 (1716–1800) Later inscription by Goto Shoin 後藤松陰 (1797-1864) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 101.6 x 28.4 cm The Manyo’an Collection of Japanese Art, the Gitter-Yelen Foundation,...

CLOUDS by Wuxin Xingjue (Jp. Mushin Shōkaku)

Clouds Wuxin Xingjue 無心性覚 (Jp. Mushin Shōkaku, 1613- 1671) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Temple signboard, lacquer and gold on wood 27.8 cm x 54.5 cm, 40 cm x 66.5 cm (outer frame) Collection of Harald Conrad 雲邊木馬飛如電海底泥牛吼似雷 A wooden horse flashes through the clouds,...

DRAGON by Gettan Dōchō

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...

EIGHTEEN ARHATS in the tradition of Wu Bin

Eighteen Arhats, 19th century Tradition of Wu Bin (c. 1550-1621) Japan, 19th century Handscroll, ink and color on paper (detail) 28.58 x 548.01 cm; 29.69 x 606.11 cm (mounted) Minneapolis Institute of Art, Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson...

EVERY DAY AND EVERY MONTH A JOYFUL FAMILY LIFE by Gaoquan Xingdun (Jp. Kōsen Shōton)

Every day and every month a joyful family life Gaoquan Xingdun 高泉性潡 (Jp. Kōsen Shōton, 1633-1695) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 134 cm x 28.4 cm, 206 cm x 40.7 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 日月團園圓 Every day and every month a...

FIGURE OF AN ARHAT by Shōun Genkei

Arhat, late 17th century Shōun Genkei 松雲元慶 (1648-1710) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Lacquered wood with traces of gilding One of a set of five hundred, from the Tokyo temple Gohyaku Rakanji, 92.7 x 78.7 x 71.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase...

FIRST PATRIARCH, GREAT MASTER BODHIDHARMA by Muan Xingtao (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō)

First Patriarch, Great Master Bodhidharma, mid-17th century Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 139.7 x 29.2 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Andrea M. Baldeck,...

FIVE HUNDRED ARHATS IN THE GARDEN OF THE KYOTO TEMPLE SEKIHŌJI by Itō Jakuchū

Five Hundred Arhats, in the Garden of the Kyoto Temple Sekihōji, 1789 Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 (1716–1800) Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 50.3 x 71.6 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AO and...

FLOWERS AND PLANTS OF THE FOUR SEASONS by Kakutei

Flowers and Plants of the Four Seasons, 1774 Kakutei 鶴亭 (1722–1785) Japan, Edo period, 1615–1868 Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink on paper 171.1 x 61.6 cm (painting, each panel) Saint Louis Art Museum, The Langenberg Endowment Fund and Museum Shop Fund,...

FOUR-LINE POEM IN CURSIVE SCRIPT by Duli Xingyi (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki)

Four-Line Poem in Cursive Script, 17th century Duli Xingyi 獨立性易 (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki, 1596-1672) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 23.5 x 25 cm; 105.6 x 35.2 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz With just one call of the rooster, Startled...

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...

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...

HUMILITY by Monchū Jōfuku

Humility Monchū Jōfuku聞中浄復 (1739-1829) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll; ink on paper 118 x 27.8 cm; 186 x 35 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz 勞⽽不伐有功⽽不德厚之⾄也（司？）處僧聞中寫 Don’t be prideful of your accomplishments. Even if they are significant...

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 ×...

LOTUS FLOWER HALL by Duzhan Xingying (Jp. Dokutan Shōkei)

Lotus Flower Hall, 1704 Calligrapher: Duzhan Xingying 獨湛性瑩 (Jp. Dokutan Shōkei, 1628-1706) Inscribed and dated on the reverse by Ikka Genkai 乙華元開 (active c. 1704) Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Temple signboard, ink, color, gold leaf, wood 66 x 105 x 12 cm Spencer...

MY HEART IS LIKE THE AUTUMN MOON by Baisaō

Chinese poem by Hanshan, “My heart is like the autumn moon,” 1760 Baisaō 売茶翁 (1675-1763) Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 28.5 x 50 cm; 114.5 x 64 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary...

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...

NOTHING by Bankei Yōtaku

NOTHING Bankei Yōtaku 盤珪永琢 (1622-1693) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 33 x 52 cm; 24.7 x 67.1 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz 無生法忍 NOTHING Arises, patient acceptance —trans. adapted from Digital Dictionary of Buddhism Bankei’s genius...

NOTHING by Daoben (Jp. Dōhon Jakuden)

Nothing, 1774 Daoben Jichuan 道本寂伝 (Jp. Dōhon Jakuden, 1664-1731) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 87 x 26 cm; 163.8 x 37.1 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz 無事 Nothing [button link="https://ingen.arizona.edu/ingens-disciples/"...

OBAKUSAN TEMPLE IN UJI by Kawase Hasui

Ōbakusan Temple in Uji, 20th century Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883–1957) Japan, 20th century Watercolors on paper 55.4 × 41.0 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc., 1990.607.350 Photo Credit: The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource,...

ORCHID by Tesshin Dōhan

Orchid Tesshin Dōhan 鉄心道胖 (1641-1710, painter) and Yueshan Daozong 悦山道宗 (Jp. Essan or Etsuzan Dōshū, 1629-1709, calligrapher) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 28.3 cm x 77.6 cm, 120 cm x 79.3 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 蘭質非同衆卉...

PLUM by Muan Xingtao (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō)

Plum Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 33.2 cm x 61 cm, 133.5 cm x 76.3 cm (mounted) Collection of Harald Conrad 梅不是一番寒徹骨、爭得梅花撲鼻香 Plum - If it were not for a turn of bone-piercing cold, How...

PORTRAIT OF DULI XINGYI 獨立性易 (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki) by Kita Genki

Portrait of Duli Xingyi 獨立性易 (Jp. Dokuryū Shōeki, 1596-1672) Kita Genki 喜多元規 (active c. 1663-1709) Self-eulogy dated 1671 Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 111.4 x 50.1 cm; 211.8 x 63.8 cm (mounted) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr....

PORTRAIT OF JIFEI RUYI 即非如一 (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu) by Kita Genki

Portrait of Jifei Ruyi 即非如一 (Jp. Sokuhi Nyoitsu, 1616-1671) Kita Genki 喜多元規 (active c. 1663-1709) Self-eulogy, 1666 Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk 109.5 x 44 cm; 201.3 x 56.5 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry...

PORTRAIT OF MUAN XINGTAO 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō) by Kita Genki

Portrait of Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684) Kita Genki 喜多元規 (active c. 1663-1709) Self-eulogy, 1674 Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk 109.5 × 41.9 cm; 202.2 x 59.4 cm (mounted) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of...

PORTRAIT OF TŌRAN SŌTAKU 東瀾宗澤 by Kita Genki

Portrait of Tōran Sōtaku 東瀾宗澤 (1640-1707) Kita Genki喜多元規 (active c. 1663-1709) Self-eulogy Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk 106.5 x 47 cm; 196.5 x 60.5 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz Predestined to be born in the country of...

PORTRAIT OF YINYUAN LONGQI 隱元隆琦 (Jp. Ingen Ryūki) in the tradition of Kita Genki

Portrait of Yinyuan Longqi 隱元隆琦 (Jp. Ingen Ryūki, 1592-1673) Tradition of Kita Genki 喜多元規 (active c. 1663-1709) Eulogy by Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684), 1676 Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk 119.4 x 57.8 cm;...

PURIFICATION AT THE ORCHID PAVILION BY FAN YI WITH INSCRIPTIONS by Yueshan Daozong (Jp. Etsuzan Dōshū)

Purification at the Orchid Pavilion, 1671 Fan Yi 樊沂 (c. 1615 -before 1688) Frontispiece and colophon by Manpukuji's 7th Abbot, Yueshan Daozong 悅山道宗 (Jp. Etsuzan Dōshū, 1629-1709), 1707 China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Handscroll, ink and color on silk 28.4 x...

Purification at the Orchid Pavilion, 1671

Detail 1: Guests composing poetry and drinking rice wine from cups floating down the stream. Detail 2: Wang Xizhi王羲之 (303 AD– 361 AD), China's most esteemed calligrapher, with friends and child attendants, in a pavilion watching the movement of geese in the water,...

RED-ROBED BODHIDHARMA by Kanō Eiken

Red-Robed Bodhidharma, 1745 Kanō Eiken 狩野永碩 (1690－1759) Inscription by Hyakusetsu Genyō 百拙元養(1668-1749) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Ink and color on paper 124.5 x 56.7 cm; 185 x 68 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz [button...

RED-ROBED BODHIDHARMA by Takuhō Dōshū

Red-Robed Bodhidharma Takuhō Dōshū卓峰道秀 (1652–1714) Inscription by Gaoquan Xingdun高泉性潡 (Jp. Kōsen Shōton, 1633-1695) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk 102.9 x 36.2 cm; 190.2 x 49.5 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz [button...

ŚĀKYAMUNI BUDDHA by Ryōkei Shōsen

Śākyamuni Buddha Ryōkei Shōsen龍渓性潜 (1602-1670) Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868) Hanging scroll, ink on paper 59 x 14.2 cm; 143 x 31 cm (mounted) Collection of Stuart Katz 釈迦文仏　Śākyamuni Buddha [button...

SAZAI HALL AT THE TEMPLE OF THE FIVE HUNDRED ARHATS (GOHYAKU RAKANJI SAZAIDŌ) by Katsushika Hokusai

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), ca. 1830–32 Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎, c. 1760-1849) Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Woodblock print; ink and color on...

SPARROW ON A BLOSSOMING PLUM TREE by Kanō Tan’yū

Sparrow on a blossoming plum tree, 1661 Kanō Tan’yū 狩野探幽 (1602-1674) Inscribed and dated by Muan Xingtao 木菴性瑫 (Jp. Mokuan Shōtō, 1611-1684) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink on paper 32.7 × 56.2 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased through The...

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...

SPRING MOUNTAINS by Nanyuan Xingpai (Jp. Nangen Shōha)