Text: Take a pinch of soil from the great earth, not even a clod. Looking up there are mountains towering to the sky. Although the sea is vast, it only soaks a partial shadow of the universe. A few fishing boats come and go with covering of snow. The poem named 'Not two' was composed by an ancient wise man. Painted by , 72 years old.

Temple: The Myoshin-ji branch. Kongouzann Dairyu-ji, Uwajima, Ehime.

Data: Pen name: Bankyu, Mankyu, Seion. Dharma transmission from Tankai Shokei. Very prominent academic Zen master. People said "A Chinese character that Maigan doesn't know is not a character".

Paper Dimension /cm: 59.2*58.7 Whole Dimension /cm: 132*64.8

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

PRICE Japanese Yen: 160,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 1,783USD
TTB/RATE USD 1: 89.72JPY
UPDATE: 2008/12/24
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