ID No: 6502
Name: Daien Buttsu
Dates: ?-1825 Sect: Zen. Soto.

Text: Painting of Bodhidharma facing the wall. Peach and chestnut take 3 years to come into bearing. Persimmon, 8 years. (Bodhidharma was facing wall for 9 years to get the Dharma heir Eka. In my case, it would take whole life.) Tsu old priest.

Temple: The Soto sect. The 21st abbot of Eisho-ji in Yamashiro, Kyoto. The founder of Komyo-ji in Nada, Kobe.

Data: Pen name: Tsu-raiya. Dharma transmission from Tozai Emon. He named his hermitage the " Blue Cliff" and was called "Tora (Tiger) Butssu", meaning very strict in practise. When he was asked a last words by students in his death, he said he didn't have the last poem and never gave a word.

Paper Dimension /cm: 94*28 Whole Dimension /cm: 171*30.5

Style: Vertical silk mounting. Normal style.
Condition: Paper: A little rough with a spot. Mounting: Good. Remounting.
Box: Paulownia.

PRICE Japanese Yen: 180,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 1,833USD
TTB/RATE USD 1: 98.20JPY
UPDATE: 2008/11/10

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