Mokuan Syoutou

• Mokuan Syoutou (1611-1684), secular surname is Wu, born in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. Another name is Master Huiming. He is a priest of the Obaku sect of the Rinzai sect who came to Japan from the Ming dynasty in the early Edo period.

• relevant artists

  • Duli Xingyi

    Duli Xingyi (1596-1672), general name is Daili, courtesy name is Zichen and Mangong, art name is Tianwai yi xianren, born in Renhe Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. Visited Japan in 1654. Well versed in poetry, calligraphy, seal engraving, and medical science, and is also known as the founder of Japanese seal engraving.

  • Yueshan Daozong

    Yueshan Daozong, a disciple of Mu'an, and the abbot of Wanfu Temple in Kyoto.

  • Duhou Xingshi

    Duhou Xingshi (1624-1688), Hwang Buddhism monk, visited Jaoan with Yuan Yuan in 1654. Born in Fujian Province. General name is Zhu, art name is Xiufeng, Buddhist name is Faxingyi. Author of famous book “Wu yunji”.

  • Zhu’an Jingyin

  • Duzhan Xingying