Tengen Chiben ” Bodhidharma “

ID No 12220

Tengen Chiben

1737-1805

Zen Rinzai. Onsen-Ji, Nagano. Master of Nanzen-ji monastary. The re-founder of Kougaku-Ji.

 

Bodhidharma, One flower opens it’s five petals, It naturally grows into fruits.  Gako write a caption respectfully. 

 

Paper dimansion　130*52

Whole dimension　190.4*56.4

Sumi ink on paper, fading and natural aging. Mounting good.

Paulownia box.

 

Price　120,000JPY

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Pen name: Kyuko-shitsu. He also called himself Gako from the Suwako lake he lived close to. Dharma transmission from Daikyu Ebo who was the Dharma heir of Hakuin. He was the abbot of Onsen-ji in Suwa, Nagano for 27 years. He was asked to be Zen master of Nanzen-ji monastery for a while in 1801. He retired to Enzan Kogaku-ji in 1804 and made an effort to refound. The master of Gan’nou Zentei. Zen master with a talent for calligraphy and painting.