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Pottery Statue |
Jitoku |
300,000 JPY 20.0cm(height) |
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist |
Jitoku was a famous Zen monk, lived in 8th centuryTang dyansty China. |
He disliked secular society and became a Zen monk at the Kanzanji temple. |
He had been cleaning up the temple with a broom every day. |
So, he often is dipicted with a broom. |
He was getting along with coleague "Kanzan" |
"Kanzan Jitoku" is a popular theme in ink paintings. |
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Please feel free to inquire any question. |