Important Cultural Property
Calligraphy: Precept Addressed to His Pupil
Data
| Artist | By the priest Chushi Fanqi |
|---|---|
| Period | China, Yuan dynasty, dated 1353 |
| Materials and techniques | Hanging scroll, ink on paper |
| Size | 31.2×82.2 |
Explanation
Chushi Fanqi was a representative Zen priest of the latter half of the Yuan dynasty. He learned calligraphy from Zhao Ziang, a distinguished calligrapher, and acquired a shapely classical writing style. This writing on the Zen enlightenment, was a farewell gift to Shippei Sukai, a Japanese student in China, who later founded Kōjaku-ji Temple in Suō (present Yamaguchi prefecture). It was written in 1353, when Chushi was 57 years old.