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Single-line Calligraphy by Gocho Kankai

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制作年 AD19
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ゴウチョウカンカイヒツイチギョウショ
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Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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AW-CEN-001368-0000
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慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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Gocho Kankai (1749-1835) was a monk associated with the Tendai Sect of Buddhism. Originally, he was called Kaicho, but later renamed himself Gocho. He was born as the second son into a family serving at the Senkoji Temple in Higo (Kumamoto Pref.). He started to study at the Jufukuji temple of Mt. Haragi in Higo at age 7 and took a tonsure under the guidance of Gokyoku Ajari. When he was 16, he climbed Mt. Hi-ei to study under the Most Reverend Gojo of the Shogaku-In. At age 20, he received the ceremony of goncho, or ‘sprinkling water on the head’ and started to reside at the Ryogon-In. But when his master Gokyoku fell ill, he returned to Higo to head the Jufukuji. Thereafter, he was requested to travel widely at the invitation of ardent congregations at various places: he engaged in incantations and prayers, and furthermore practiced faith healings, which is said to have cured many. At age 75, Gocho Kankai built the Yanagihara Hall of Prayers and then rebuilt the Cho-eiji. Defying old age, he dedicated himself to the development of Buddhism. The poem sings about the clear moon shining over the formidable mountain ridges. The power of the swift-running brush, perhaps rendered with tremendous concentration but in a burst of enthusiasm, shows both grace and dynamism, as Gocho was unconcerned with the uneven tip of the brush creating streaks.

皓月吐層岑(印 「豪潮」)

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