“Tenjin Rusu Moyo（The Absent Tenjin）”

Hakuin Ekaku About Hakuin Ekaku☜

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Artist Name: Hakuin Ekaku
Title: “Tenjin Rusu Moyo（The Absent Tenjin）”
Dimensions: painting：86.6×26.2 cm
full length：165.2×36.0 cm
Medium: Ink on paper
Notes: The term "Tenjin Rusu Moyo" (天神留守模様) refers to a traditional Japanese art technique where the deity Tenjin (the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane) is represented without actually drawing his human figure. Instead, his presence is symbolized through motifs closely associated with him.
Description: Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) was born in Shizuoka.

He was a monk of the Rinzai school in the mid-Edo period.
After becoming a monk when he was 15 years old, he traveled around, and then came back to Shizuoka in his 30s. He became enlightened when he was 42 years old.
Some monks, like Tōrei Enji, studied under him.