One-Line Calligraphy
by Baba Ichiro (1888-1959)
Outside the Mind there is no separate Law!
(sealed) Baba Ichiro
This is a well-known Zen phrase: "One's mind is Buddha; there is no separate, abstract, or artificial system of rules." From the Zen perspective, one who achieves deep insight can live freely and spontaneously. The brushwork here is appropriately free-flowing and spontaneous.
About the Artist
Buddhist layman Baba Ichiro operated an art supply store in Tokyo. After experiencing a vision of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Ichiro, a talented artist, began brushing Kannon paintings to distribute to the public at large. During a thirty-year period he brushed 33,787 such paintings (he numbered each one). Ichiro was also skilled as a calligrapher.
Other Scrolls by Baba Ichiro:
Kannon
SCROLL DETAILS
- Price: SOLD
- Scroll Notes:
Original mounting, good condition, wooden box signed and dated {August 1937} by the artist.
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Dimensions (inches): 12.50" (width) x 78.00" (height)
- Purchase Reference Number: 81
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