Text: Painting of the Iron Bar. Breaking the ogres' antlers (delusive thinking). Tearing off the tigers' skin (unsettled mind). Courage. Where does courage rank in the mind? Shunso.

Temple: The Myoshin-ji branch. The 470th abbot of Myoshin-ji. Jikou-ji, Awa,Tokushima. Enpuku-ji, Yawata Kyoto.

Data: Honorific name: Daikankosho Zenji. Pen name: Ryoen-shitsu, Ryuzan-shitsu, Unsho-so. Dharma transmission from Suio Genro who was Dharma heir to Hakuin Zenji. Also practiced Zen under Ranzan in the Kogetsu school and under Tengei, Daikyu and Reigen in the Hakuin school. He was skilled at Zen painting.

Paper Dimension /cm: 77*21.4 Whole Dimension /cm: 150*23.9

Style: Horizontal silk mounting. Tea ceremony style.
Condition: Paper: Fine. Mounting: Good. Remounting.
Box: Paulownia.

PRICE Japanese Yen: 320,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 3,515USD
TTB/RATE USD 1: 91.05JPY
UPDATE: 2009/01/05
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