“Kanzan and Jittoku”

Sengai Gibon

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Artist Name
Sengai Gibon
Title
“Kanzan and Jittoku”
Dimensions
painting：87.2×36.1 cm
full length：166.0×47.1 cm
Medium
ink on silk
Description
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) was a Japanese monk of the Rinzai school in Edo period.

He was born in Gifu, and then became a monk at 11 years old.
After traveling in Japan, he was being an abbot for 23 years. He passed away at 88 years old.
His humorous artworks are based on Zen.

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