ID No: 6485
Name: Torei En'ni
Dates: 1721-1792 Sect: Zen. Rinzai.

Text: Painting of Iwashimizu (fountain) shrine in Kyoto. In the Shinto prayer for the God from Heaven to Iwashimizu shrine, there is a fountain where the God washes his hands in the depth of the shrine. Painted by old man Sanko.

Temple: The Myoshin-ji branch. Ryutaku-ji, Mishima, Shizuoka.

Data: Pen name: Sanko-kutsu, Bubu-an. One of the main Dharma heirs of Hakuin. He also practiced Zen under Kogetsu, Suigan and Daido Bunka. He wrote 'Shumon Mujintoron' when ill in bed in 1748. It was highly praised by Hakuin. He always attended on Hakuin and helped his missionary work for a long time. He became the abbot of Ryutaku-ji after Hakuin's death.

Paper Dimension /cm: 109.8*28.5 Whole Dimension /cm: 175*42.3

Style: Vertical silk mounting. Normal style.
Condition: Paper: A little rough, but resotored Mounting: Good. Second mounting.
Box: Paulownia.

PRICE Japanese Yen: 800,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 8,147USD
TTB/RATE USD 1: 98.20JPY
UPDATE: 2008/11/10

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