Enso
by Takeda Ekiju (1896-1989)
A Peaceful Universe.
(signed) Ekiju
This is a universe enso with a lovely little landscape painted within. Ekiju was a talented artist, and this is a very well executed painting.
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
Heart Like Water Calligraphy
Daruma
SCROLL DETAILS
- Price: SOLD
- Scroll Notes:
Original mounting, rather darkened by age, but the scroll has a soft, dreamy quality. A very nice and finely painted Zen enso.
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Dimensions (inches): 16.00" (width) x 46.00" (height)
- Purchase Reference Number: 275
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