J5 Zen Art

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Chinzō of Daito Kokushi, dated 1334, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, Daitokuji, Kyoto

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Chinzo of Muso Soseki by Muto Sui, dated 1349, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

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Portrait of the monk Ikkyu by Jasoku, ink and color on paper 15th century

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The transmission of Zen Buddhism from India to China happen in the 6th century. According to legend Bodhidharma (Japanese Daruma) traveled on water standing on reeds.

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The sixth Patriarch tearing the sutra, by Liang Kai, Chinese painter early 13th cent. , hanging scroll ,ink on paper

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Liang Kai, Buddha descending the mountain, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

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Tryptich by the Chinese painter Muqi, active 1279, hanging scrolls on silk, Daitokuji, Kyoto

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White Heron by Ryozen, ink on paper, ca. 1350

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Four Sleepers by Mokuan Reien, before 1345, hanging scroll, ink on paper

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Catching a Fish with a Gourd by Josetsu, ca. 1413, hanging scroll, ink on paper

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Mokuan Reien, Hotei, before 1345, hanging scroll, ink on paper

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Mokuan Reien, Hotei, hanging scroll, ink on paper before 1345.