Even if they have no formal meditation training, superior martial artists naturally become adepts of Zen--they need to acquire the same level of intense concentration manifested by Zen masters. Most budo masters brushed calligraphy for their disciples, supporters, and friends and viewed such brushwork as an extension of their martial arts training. This section contains pieces by such masters as Yamaoka Tesshu and Nakayama Hakudo, as well as pieces by Zen masters with a budo theme. Click on a scroll below for detailed scroll information. Join our mailing list to receive notification of website updates. Cranes by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2105 Fan by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2107 Hearth by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2104 One-Line Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2106 Sake Gourd by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) When you drink sake ID: 212 Sumo Grand Champion Handprint by Hoku-to-Umi (b. 1963) Hoku-to-Umi ID: 56 3 Line Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2138 Aikido by John Stevens (b. 1947) Aikido (signed) John Stevens ID: 66 Bonji Warrior Deities by Baien Dojin (late nineteenth to early twentieth century) Heavenly Worthy Marishi... Respectfully brushed by Baien Dojin ID: 60 Aikido by John Stevens (b. 1947) Aikido (signed) John Stevens ID: 67 Calligraphy by Nakayama Hakudo (1870-1958) Flowers need water and shade; Bamboo needs the moon shade; (signed) Yushin* Hakudo ID: 53 Aikido by John Stevens (b. 1947) Aikido (signed) John Stevens ID: 68 Calligraphy by Nakamura Tempu (1876-1968) Fortune and fame are all empty! (signed) Tempu ID: 59 Aikido by John Stevens (b. 1947) Aikido (signed) John Stevens ID: 69 Calligraphy by Takahashi Deishu (1835-1903) Even alone in a cave a flower blooms beautifully. Brushed by the eccentric fellow Deishu. ID: 61 Aikido by John Stevens (b. 1947) Aikido (signed) John Stevens ID: 112 Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Follow Heaven and all good fortune will be yours! Brushed by Tesshu Koji. ID: 64 Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Soboku (Simplicity) Water/Horse Year [1882], a day in autumn Brushed by Tesshu Koji ID: 58 Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Golden millet, so fresh and bright, in the morning sun! Brushed by Tesshu Koho. ID: 65 Good Use of Spiritual Power by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938) Sei Ryoku Zen Yo (signed) Shinkosai ID: 49 Calligraphy by Furukawa Taiko (1872-1968) One hundred victories in one hundred battles does not equal a single act of restraint. ID: 90 Lofty Purity Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Lofty Purity Tesshu Koji ID: 63 Magic Jewel by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) If a jewel is not polished it will not become a gem ID: 203 One-Line Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2108 Pine Moon Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Matsu Tsuki (Pine Moon) Tesshu Koji* ID: 62 Shinto, Way of the Gods by Toyama Mitsuru (1855-1944) Shinto (Way of the Gods) (signed) Toyama Mitsuru ID: 57 Sumo Grand Champion Handprint by Grand Champion O-no-Kuni (b. 1962) O-no-Kuni ID: 55 Sumo Grand Champions by Sumo Referee and Wrestlers NIN (EFFORT!) (signed) Kimura Shonosuke 28 Taiho, Chiyo-no-Fuji, Kita-no-Umi ID: 127 Thin One Line by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Mountains shine past and present ID: 178 Treasure Boat by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) If someone asks the way to cross over this world of woe ID: 204 Two-Line Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) In Boundless Retreat From the World ID: 220 Zen Couple by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) You will live to be a hundred, I will live to be ninety-nine ID: 186 Zen Couple by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) You will live to one hundred I will live to ninety-nine ID: 218 Zen Couple by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 2037 Zen Money by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) ID: 247 Zen Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) How pitiful, this skull lying exposed on an unknown riverbank. ID: 147 Zen Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) This weather-beaten old skull ID: 230 Zen Snail by Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1888) Mind and body as one ID: 227

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