Eight Line Poem: "The Bodhisattva Jizo's Seal and Staff Reveal Shining Words", 18th century
Hyakusetsu Gen’yōexpand_more
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Gift of funds from the Asian Art Councilexpand_more 99.117
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Hyakusetsu was a Buddhist priest of the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism in Japan. He became friends with the courtier Konoe Iehiro (1667-1736), a renowned calligrapher and tea master. Through Iehiro, Hyakusetsu was introduced to cultural circles in Kyoto. Eventually he became a well-known painter, calligrapher, tea-master, and poet in his own right. Here, Hyakusetsu used his buoyant semi-cursive script for a poem exalting the boundless compassion of the Buddhist deity, Jizo.
Details
- Title
- Eight Line Poem: "The Bodhisattva Jizo's Seal and Staff Reveal Shining Words"
- Artist Life
- 1668 - 1749
- Role
- Painter
- Accession Number
- 99.117
- Curator Approved
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