Merchandise NO 2B-11              

Sotosect -Koumyouji
/ Taien Buttsu

Price 40,000 YEN

Taien Buttsu ( ? - 1825)

 A Soto Zen monk from the late Edo period.
 His secular surname and birthplace are unknown.
 He became a monk and studied under Tomon Eisai,
 and later lived at Eishoji Temple in Yamashiro Province.
 During the Bunsei era, he founded Komyo-ji Temple in Arima, Settsu.
 His Zen style was so strict that he was known as the Tiger Buttsuu
 Died in 1825 (Bunsei 8).

Main Paper B=27.5cm H= 95.0cm
Mounting Silk B=30.0cm H=172.5cm
Box Signatureless
Paulownia box included.
Condition is good overall.
Meaning (Banzai Ryokumou no Kame)  
A long-lived turtle wrapped in green moss.
Words to celebrate longevity.

Signatureless Paulownia box