Iaido dude Posted September 13 Report Posted September 13 Etsuzan Doshu (1629-1709). Born in China as Yueshan Daozong. He came to Japan in 1657 to study with Mokuan. In 1705, six years after he produced this calligraphy, he became the seventh abbot of Manpukuji temple of the Chinese Obaku sect of Zen buddhism near Kyoto. Regarded as one of the finest of the Obaku calligraphers and respected as Sho no Etsuzan (Etsuzan of calligraphy). He frequently started his poems with a dramatic large kanji character. Personal collection. Provenance, Zen Art Gallery (Belinda Sweet). Poem translation: "Small pebbles can build a great wall; purchase this kind of gold all life long!" 2 Quote
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