Heart Like Water Calligraphy
by Takeda Ekiju (1896-1989)
Heart like water
(signed) Kongo-Kutsu*
* Ekiju's Zen-master name.
Water flows smoothly around all obstacles, moving on, without stopping, to its final destination. The meaning of this saying is manifest in the beautifully formed characters.
About the Artist
Takeda Ekiju was born in Oita Prefecture. He was ordained a Zen monk at age eleven and then trained under the famous Zen master Mokurai at Kennin-ji in Kyoto. Eiju spent some years at Daitoku-ji and then returned to Kennin-ji to be resident Zen master and then primate of the Kennin-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. Ekiju was perhaps the most artistically gifted of the twentieth-century Zen masters. He was an excellent landscape painter and left behind of large legacy of finely painted Zen art.
Other Scrolls by Takeda Ekiju:
Daruma
Daruma
Enso
SCROLL DETAILS
- Price: SOLD
- Scroll Notes:
Original mounting, some foxing spots and a few wrinkles, but nevertheless a lovely soft calligraphy.
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Dimensions (inches): 27.75" (width) x 48.50" (height)
- Purchase Reference Number: 154
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