Text: Painting of an orchid. Painted by Gyokusei Jikihara. Text added by Genmyo Murase Roshi. Drop it! *Certified by (Murase) Genmyo Kouki Roshi himself. Painted by Gyokusei, text added by Genmyo. Drop it!

Temple: The Obaku sect. The 57th chief abbot of the Obaku sect. The former Zen master of Obaku monastery.�@Ryokuju-in, sub-temple in Manpuku-ji.

Data: Pen name: Kongo-ken. Dharma transmission from Gyokuden Yamada. He entered the Obaku manastery in 1931. He became the abbot of Ryokuju-in, sub-temple of Manpuku-ji in 1971. He established a Zen practice hall for laymen. He was selected to be the chief abbot of Manpuku-ji in 1980. He retired as Zen master in 1985 and then also the chief abbot in 1987.

Paper Dimension /cm: 102*21.7 Whole Dimension /cm: 181*24.7

Style: Vertical silk mounting. Tea ceremony style.
Condition: Paper: Fine. Mounting: Good.
Box: Paulownia. Certified by (Murase) Genmyo Kouki Roshi himself.

PRICE Japanese Yen: 100,000JPY
REFERENCE PRICE USD: 1,098USD
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UPDATE: 2009/01/05
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