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17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART

 

Kokai Toryu (1779–1853)
"Sixteen Rakan"
Painted in 1848

Ink on silk
Size: 12 ¾" x 42" (overall 18" x 71 ¾")
Mounting: Green silk
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Translation:

A dragon soars high above from the iron bowl. In the mist, a tiger lounges beneath the staff. Everywhere on all the roads and paths, Rakan can be found- They are not hidden away, But are right here in your Buddha Mind!

Painted and inscribed by the 70-year old fellow Toryu.



The Sixteen Rakan are the direct disciples of Buddha. Two of the Rakan are associated with a dragon and a tiger, respectively, and that accounts for the reference in the inscription. Kokai liked to paint, so it is not surprising that he would try his hand at depicting such a complicated subject, dividing them into two groups, perhaps representing two different styles of Buddhist holiness.

 
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