A wispy calligraphic parade by Hashimoto Dokuzan, ink on paper in a silk border with solid ivor rollers. It is 52 x 213.5 cm (21 x 84 inches). There is minor foxing and some soft wrinkles typical of age.It comes in a period wooden box.
Hashimoto Dokuzan (Gengi, 1869-1938) was born in Niigata, and was sent to Kyoto at the age of 16 to study painting and philosophy under Tomioka Tessai. At the age of 20 he entered Tenryuji under Gazan. He received Inka from Ryuen. In 1910 he moved to Shokokuji, and then was assigned the foundation of Nanonji Temple in Tottori Prefecture. He served as abbot of Tenryuji Temple and Shokokuji, both important Zen temples in Kyoto.
