One of Gempo's trademark themes; unfortunately rather badly spotted but that happens on occasion and can also be considered part of the Zen process.
About the Artist
Gempo, long-time abbot of Ryutaku-ji, and briefly head prelate of the Myoshin-ji branch of Zen, was perhaps the most outstanding and influential of the 20th-century Zen masters. Gempo was called the "modern Hakuin," and he was the master of Nakagawa Soen, among many others. Nearly blind, he did not learn how to read or write until later in life. Gempo's brushwork is simple, direct, and unaffected, pure Zen art.
Other Scrolls by Yamamoto Gempo:
Monk
Kaze Wind
Enso
Moon Enso
Fan
