Text: When Mr. Cho drinks wine Mr. Ri gets drunk. The freedom of action after enlightement, beyond discrimination between oneself and others. Cho and Ri are common family names in China. Painted by Saiju kaen Gyokkan.

Temple: The Myoshin-ji branch. The 477th abbot of Myoshin-ji. Zen master of Kogen-ji in Tokushima prefecture.Myoshin-ji monastery.

Data: Pen name: Hange-sai, Daikyu. Dharma transmission from Inzan Ien. At beginning he studied Chinese classics, but he noticed he should practice more important thing, sitting Zen. He practiced Zen under Daiun in Hofuku-ji, Gazan in Toki-an and Ranzan in Kogetsu school. After then he trained under Inzan for more than ten years. He returned to Kogen-ji. He taught Chinese classics for beginners, but they were more than 25 years, he ordered to enter the monastery for sitting Zen.

Paper Dimension /cm: 118*26 Whole Dimension /cm: 181.5*36

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

PRICE Japanese Yen: 120,000JPY
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UPDATE: 2009/01/05
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