Herbstblumen Gedicht 秋草の歌 | Mokuan Shōtō 木庵性瑫 | 1611-1684 Figur The text panels are 130

The text panels are 130 cm long

and so he reproduces the quality of the water with this shimmering silk fabric

One must understand such a poem by a priest who suffered much as a refugee and was able to escape to Japan in this way: He is happy to be able to enjoy a Japanese autumn in peace and feels comfortable in his retreat out in nature

Mori Tetsuzan – by whom he was adopted – he has admirably developed the founder’s legacy

near Kyoto

Herbstblumen Gedicht 秋草の歌 | Mokuan Shōtō 木庵性瑫 | 1611-1684 Figur The text panels are 130Mokuan Sht is one of the prominent Chinese monks who fled to Japan during the turmoil following the end of the Ming Dynasty in China (1644) and were received with admiration in Kyoto, acting as cultural ambassadors. In 1661, they built Manpukuji Temple in Uji, near Kyoto, and founded the baku school of Buddhism. The calligraphy in this image is Chinese, and the content also has a more mainland feel. The poem reflects that typical Chinese scholarly