Text: The Diamond King's jeweled sword. Old man Kokan.

Temple: The Myoshin-ji branch. Kito-an in Zuisen-ji, Inuyama, Aichi.

Data: Pen name: Kan-shitsu. He was ordained as a Rinzai Zen monk by Torei En'ni who advised him to practice Zen under Gasan Jitou. He moved to Tentaku monastery and practiced under Inzan Ien. Dharma transmission from Inzan Ien. He became the abbot of Kitou-an in Zuisen-ji at the age of 34. He kept on practicing up to his 47th year and then established the monastery to bring up many Zen students.

Paper Dimension /cm: 100*28 Whole Dimension /cm: 183*36

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

PRICE Japanese Yen: 140,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 1,560USD
TTB/RATE USD 1: 89.72JPY
UPDATE: 2008/12/24
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