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The Calligraphy Works of Jiun in the Kôkiji Collection

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    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1 & T2
    November 2, 2004 (Tue) - December 12, 2004 (Sun)

    Close look at Jiun, a Edo period monk, through his calligraphy works and portraits from the Koki-ji Collection
    Exhibition Includes:
    Monk Jiun, Hoju and Lay Student Ryusui, Inscription by Jiun, Hoju and Ryusui, Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Lent by Kokiji, Osaka)
    One Line Writing "Sho"(Pine as the gate sign of the Rinzai Zen Buddhism),"Chiku"(Bamboo as a clue to Zen enlightenment),"Bai"(Plum as a symbol of deep calmness outside the window), By Jiun (1718 - 1804), Edo period, 18th - 19th century (Lent by Kokiji, Osaka)
 Major works in this exhibition

*All works are lent by Kôkiji, Osaka
 Book on Sanskrit Language, Zatsusen Division, General Index, By Jiun , Edo period, 18th - 19th century
One Line Writing "Shoaku Makusa Shuzen Bugyo" (you must not act evil, you must do good), By Jiun , Edo period, 18th - 19th century
Monk Jiun in Zazen Meditation on a Rock, By Hara Zaichu, Inscription by Jiun, Edo period, dated 1783 (Tenme 3)
The Name of Kongosattta (Vajrasattva Bodhisattva) in Sanskrit Letters, By Jiun , Edo period, 18th - 19th century One Line Writing "Sanshoku Seijoshin" (mountain is Buddha), By Jiun, Edo period, 18th - 19th century
Waka Poem "Katsuraki wa" ("Mt. Katsuraki is"), By Jiun , Edo period, 18th - 19th century
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