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Descending Monks, Japanese Zen Scroll by Deiryu browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Paintings: Pre 1940: item # 910392 Please refer to our stock # ALR2620 when inquiring.
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| Monks of the World, Bearing Begging Bowls, the Thunderous Chant! The monks descend for alms from their monastery crying OOOH as they walk, the lighthearted scene brushed deftly by one of the early 20th centuries more beloved characters, Kutsu Deiryu, the quiet disciple of Nakahara Nantenbo. Ink on paper in yellow/green silk frame with blue and white porcelain rollers. The scroll measures 18 x 80 inches (46 x 203 cm), and is in fine condition but for some minor wrinkles along the outer edge. For a similar painting see page 44 of The Art of Twentieth Century Zen (ISBN 1-57062-533-0). Kutsu Deiryu, 1895-1954. Deiryu was born into a military family, and was raised from an early age in the strict environment until being diagnosed with Tuberculosis. He was sent then to serve at a nearby temple but was refused as Buddhism was still recovering and many temples were quite poor. He was finally accepted into the Kaiseiji temple under Nakahara Nantenbo. He accompanied his mentor on lecture tours of the country, constantly studying. In 1924 he moved to Empukuji in Kyoto to study under Kuzuki Tesso, and was subsequently appointed to head a temple in Taiwan, Then Kumamoto, Kaiseiji and finally Empukuji. A quiet man, fond of sake, he has been somewhat overshadowed by his firebrand forbearer, but is fondly remembered within Japan as a devout and wise figure cut down in the prime of his development. He left a large number of works for following generations to ponder. | ||||||||||
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