List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: others)
Zen monk writings, bokuseki
Bokuseki is a type of Japanese calligraphy practiced by Zen monks or lay practitioners of Zen meditation. Characterised by freely written bold characters, the style often ignores criteria and classical standards for calligraphy.

List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: others)

Section Title: Zen monk writings, bokuseki
Table Section Text: Bokuseki is a type of Japanese calligraphy practiced by Zen monks or lay practitioners of Zen meditation. Characterised by freely written bold characters, the style often ignores criteria and classical standards for calligraphy.

Name	Authors	Remarks	Date	Format	Present location	Image

Certificate of Buddhist Spiritual Achievement (印可状 inkajō)	Yuanwu Keqin	First half of an enlightenment certificate given to Yuanwu's disciple Huqiu Shaolong in recognition of his spiritual achievement. Oldest extant document written by a Chan master.	Northern Song, 1124	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 43.9 cm × 52.4 cm (17.3 in × 20.6 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Teaching on Enlightenment (法語 hōgo)	Xutang Zhiyu (虚堂智愚 Kidō Chigu)	Dedicated to a brilliant Zen practitioner, possibly Mushō Jōshō (無象静照) (1234–1306)	Southern Song, 13th century	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 28.5 cm × 70.0 cm (11.2 in × 27.6 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Poems dedicated to Muin Genkai (与無隠元晦詩 Muin Genkai ni ataerushi)	Feng Zizhen (馮子振 Fū Shishin)	Three poems with seven characters per line dedicated to the Japanese monk Muin Genkai	Yuan Dynasty, 14th century	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 32.7 cm × 102.4 cm (12.9 in × 40.3 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Teaching on Enlightenment (法語 hōgo)	Liaoan Qingyu (了菴清欲 Ryōan Seiyoku)	Note about the attainment of enlightenment. Written for a Japanese monk, Teki Zōsu (的蔵主), who had travelled to Liaoan Qingyu in China	Yuan Dynasty, 1341	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 27.9 cm × 73.9 cm (11.0 in × 29.1 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Letter of Dahui Zonggao (尺牘 sekitoku)	Dahui Zonggao	Letter from Dahui's exile in Meizhou to his friend, the lay practitioner Wuxiang	Southern Song, 12th century	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 37.9 cm × 65.5 cm (14.9 in × 25.8 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Letter of Wuzhun Shifan (尺牘 sekitoku)	Wuzhun Shifan	Letter of thanks for Enni Ben'en's donation after the destruction of Wanshou Temple by fire. Also known as the "Calligraphy of the Board Gift"	Southern Song, 1243	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 32.1 cm × 100.6 cm (12.6 in × 39.6 in)	Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo	-

Text read aloud at a Buddhist mass on the anniversary of the death of Bodhidharma (達磨忌拈香語 darumaki renkōgo)	Xutang Zhiyu (虚堂智愚 Kidō Chigu)	—	Southern Song, around 1265	One hanging scroll, ink on paper	Daitoku-ji, Kyoto	—

Farewell verse to Betsugen Enshi (別源円旨送別偈 Betsugen Enshi sōbetsu-ge)	Gulin Qingmou (古林清茂 Kurin Seimo)	Verification that Betsugen Enshi had been initiated into the ascetic practice	Yuan Dynasty, 1325	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 37.7 cm × 99.2 cm (14.8 in × 39.1 in)	Gotoh Museum, Tokyo	-

Letter on the opening ceremony of the lecture hall by the newly appointed chief priest Myōsō Saitetsu (明叟斉哲開堂諸山疏 Myōsō Saitetsu kaidō shozan)	Jikusen Bansen (竺仙梵僊)	—	Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty	Two hanging scrolls, silk	Ryōkō-in (龍光院), Kita-ku, Kyoto	—

Getsurin Dōgō (月林道号)	Gulin Qingmou (古林清茂 Kurin Seimo)	Document on the monk Getsurin Dōgō (1293–1351), student of Kurin Seimo and founder of Chōfuku-ji	Yuan Dynasty, 1327	One hanging scroll	Chōfuku-ji (長福寺), Ukyō-ku, Kyoto	-

gabatsu (画跋)	Feng Zizhen (馮子振 Fū Shishin)	Afterword composed on a painting "Flowers and Insects" by Yi Yuanji	Yuan Dynasty, 14th century	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 30.0 cm × 118.4 cm (11.8 in × 46.6 in)	Tokiwayama Bunko (常盤山文庫), Kamakura, Kanagawa	-

Death verse (遺偈 yuige)	Qingzhuo Zhengcheng (清拙正澄 Seisetsu Shōchō)	Written by Qingzhuo Zhengcheng, a high-ranking priest of Kennin-ji, on the day of his death which shows in the style of the writing	Nanboku-chō period, 1339	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 36.6 cm × 92.4 cm (14.4 in × 36.4 in)	Tokiwayama Bunko (常盤山文庫), Kamakura, Kanagawa	-

Buddhist sermon (法語 hōgo)	Mittan Kanketsu (密庵咸傑)	Highly praised by masters of the tea ceremony; a special place called Mittan toko had been designed for this scroll in the tea room inside the shoin at Ryōkō-in	Southern Song, 1179	One hanging scroll, ink on paper, 27.3 cm × 102.1 cm (10.7 in × 40.2 in)	Ryōkō-in (龍光院), Kita-ku, Kyoto	—

Verse of Praise (与長楽寺一翁偈語 ｃｈōrakuji ichiō niatauru no gego)	Mugaku Sogen (無学祖元)	Presented to his fellow student, Ichiō Ingō (一翁院豪), by Mugaku Sogen, praising his enlightenment; written in the same year in which Mugaku Sogen moved to Japan following the Mongol invasion of China	Southern Song, Kamakura period, December 11, 1279	Four hanging scrolls	Shōkoku-ji, Kyoto	-

Certificate of Buddhist Spiritual Achievement for Enni (円爾印可状 Enni inkajō)	Wuzhun Shifan	Approbation certificate for the Japanese monk Enni Ben'en	Southern Song, 1237	One hanging scroll, ink on paper	Tōfuku-ji, Kyoto	-

sanmonso (山門疏)	Wuzhun Shifan	Text to be read aloud at the dōjō (道場, meditation) ceremony	Southern Song, 13th century	One hanging scroll, ink on silk, 44.8 cm × 132.5 cm (17.6 in × 52.2 in)	Gotoh Museum, Tokyo	-

Letter by Dahui Zonggao (尺牘 sekitoku)	Dahui Zonggao	—	Southern Song	One hanging scroll	Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art, Tokyo	—

Buddhist sermon and regulations (法語規則 hōgo kisoku)	Daikaku Zenji (大覚禅師) (Rankei Dōryū/Lanxi Daolong)	The sermon, directed to the monks inside the temple, warns of procrastination and calls for devotion to studying. The regulations provide strict rules for the daily life of ascetic monks, from the time of washing to how to roll up a bamboo screen	Southern Song, Kamakura period	Two hanging scrolls, ink on paper, 85.2 cm × 41.4 cm (33.5 in × 16.3 in) (sermon) and 85.5 cm × 40.7 cm (33.7 in × 16.0 in) (regulations)	Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa, in custody at Kamakura Museum of National Treasures	-

Certificate of Buddhist Spiritual Achievement (印可状 inkajō)	Daitō Kokushi (大燈国師)/Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超)	Certificate for Kanzan Egen (関山慧玄), student of Shūhō Myōchō	Kamakura period, Nanboku-chō period, 1330	One hanging scroll	Myōshin-ji, Kyoto	-

kantoku shinsenbō (看読真詮榜) or kankinbō (看経榜)	Daitō Kokushi (大燈国師)/Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超)	Instruction to priests about the recital of sutras	Kamakura period, Nanboku-chō period	One hanging scroll, ink on paper	Shinjuan (真珠庵), Kyoto	—

"Kanzan" (関山) (nickname)	Daitō Kokushi (大燈国師)/Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超)	—	Kamakura period, Nanboku-chō period, 1329	One hanging scroll, ink on paper	Myōshin-ji, Kyoto	-

Keiringe, Nangakuge (渓林偈、南獄偈)	Daitō Kokushi (大燈国師)/Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超)	Keiringe is a poem about nature's great harmony when Shūhō Myōchō looked at a copse in late fall; Nangakuge is a poem about the grandeur of Mount Heng and the admiration for the Chinese emperor	Kamakura period, 14th century	Two hanging scrolls	Masaki Art Museum, Tadaoka, Osaka	-

Sermon for Sōgo Taishi (与宗悟大姉法語 Sōgo Taishi hōgo)	Daitō Kokushi (大燈国師)/Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超)	—	Kamakura period, Nanboku-chō period,May 13, 1330	One hanging scroll	Daisen-in, Kyoto	—

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The letter of Wuzhun Shifan is a national treasure of calligraphy, which is at the Tokyo National Museum.

final_sentence: The letter of Wuzhun Shifan is a national treasure of calligraphy, which is at the Tokyo National Museum.