Text: Painting of Bodhidharma. Viewing clearly, it is nothingness. Staying at the fixed position, who is he? Pointing the truth directly. He doesn't think desultory. Obaku Gido painting.

Temple: The Obaku sect. The 48th chief abbot of the Obaku sect, former Zen master of Obaku monastery. Hosshi-in, Nara.

Data: Dharma transmission from Doei Tsusho who was the 38th chief abbot of Obaku Manpuku-ji. He became the Zen master of Obaku monastery in 1930 and was selected to be the chief abbot of the sect in 1939. He built an educational institution in the sect.

Paper Dimension /cm: 34*44.5 Whole Dimension /cm: 129.5*47.5

Style: Horizontal silk mounting. Tea ceremony style.
Condition: Paper: Fine. Mounting: Good. Original mounting.
Box: Cedar.

PRICE Japanese Yen: 100,000JPY
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UPDATE: 2008/12/24
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