Herbstblumen Gedicht 秋草の歌 | Mokuan Shōtō 木庵性瑫 | 1611-1684 Figur One must understand such a

One must understand such a poem by a priest who suffered much as a refugee and was able to escape to Japan in this way: He is happy to be able to enjoy a Japanese autumn in peace and feels comfortable in his retreat out in nature

Nur selten wird in einer japanischen Kalligrafie das Zeichen Langlebigkeit kotobuki mit dem chinesischen Glückssymbol der Fledermaus verbunden

" as Kinkakuji is known in the West

Der geöffnete Schabel lässt den Kuckucksruf hören

um den Oberkörper der sitzenden Figur zu balancieren und die andere

Herbstblumen Gedicht 秋草の歌 | Mokuan Shōtō 木庵性瑫 | 1611-1684 Figur One must understand such aMokuan Sht is one of the prominent Chinese monks who fled to Japan during the turmoil following the end of the Ming Dynasty in China (1644) and were received with admiration in Kyoto, acting as cultural ambassadors. In 1661, they built Manpukuji Temple in Uji, near Kyoto, and founded the baku school of Buddhism. The calligraphy in this image is Chinese, and the content also has a more mainland feel. The poem reflects that typical Chinese scholarly