Eisei Bunko Museum

Early Summer Exhibition 2022

World of Sengai

Saturday, May 21 – Monday, July 18, 2022
First Period: May 21 – June 19
Second Period: June 22 – July 18– Humorous and amiable Zen paintings by Sengai-san

All the displayed objects belong to the Eisei Bunko Collection.
Please note that exhibits are subject to change without notice.

List of Works
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Welcome to the World of Sengai
1

Sakyamuni Descending from the Mountain

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early70s

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Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Avalokiteshvara (Kannon )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

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Avalokiteshvara (Kannon )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

5Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

6Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

7Zhong Kui (Shoki )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

8Acalanatha (Fudo Myo-o )Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

9Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

10Budai (Hotei) Pointing at the Moon

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

11Lazy Lanzan (Ransan) Baking Taros

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Priest Chuanzi (Sensu)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

13Danxia (Tanka) Burning a Statue of Buddha

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Longtan (Ryutan) and Deshan (Tokusan)

Sengai Gibon

1822 (Bunsei 5):age 73

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Priest Xianzi (Kensu)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Deshan (Tokusan) Burning Sutra Scrolls

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Priest Zhutou (Choto)Sengai Gibon

1819 (Bunsei 2):age 70

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Daito Kokushi

Sengai GibonLate Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

19Hanshan (Kanzan) and Shide (Jittoku)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

20Hanshan (Kanzan) and Shide (Jittoku)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Laozi Crossing the Hangu Pass

Sengai Gibon

1816 (Bunka 13):age 67

22

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

23

Baizhang (Hyakujo) and Zen Koan of Wild Geese

Sengai GibonLate Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

24

Xiangyang (Kyogen) Enlighted by the Sound of the
Pebble Hitting Bamboo

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

25

Dragon and Tiger

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

26

A Dog and His Buddha Nature

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

27

Onoe Shinshichi Performing a Quick Change

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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ArtistPeriod

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Nanquan (Nanzen) Killing a Cat

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

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Kagamimochi (mirror-shaped rice cake offered to adeity) and MiceFirstPeriod

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DragonSengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

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Kamado Shrine on Mount Homan in Fukuoka

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

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Doll Seller

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Morning Glories

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s

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RashomonSengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s○35

Priest Bukei on Retreat

Sengai Gibon

1822 (Bunsei 5):age 73○36"The End of the Brush" Monument

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Boubura Pumpkin

Sengai Gibon

1836 (Tenpo 7):age 87○○○○○○Seisetsu Shucho, a Senior Disciple of Sengai
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Geju (Buddhist Verse)

Kogetsu Zenzai

Mid Edo period, 18th century

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Portrait of Seisetsu Shucho

Inscription by
Seisetsu Shucho

1806 (Bunka 3)

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Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Seisetsu Shucho

Winter, 1818 (Bunsei 1):age 74○

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Sakyamuni Descending from the MountainIsshi Bunshu
Inscription by
Seisetsu Shucho

Edo period, 17th century
Inscription written in 1810 (Bunka 7)

42Ox

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

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Sakyamuni Descending from the Mountain

Seisetsu Shucho

1792 (Kansei 4), the 5th month:age 48

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One-eyed Monster

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century○45

Three-line Calligraphy

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century○46

Two-line Calligraphy

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

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One-line Calligraphy

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

48

One-line Calligraphy

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

49

Two-line Calligraphy

Tankai Shokei

Late Edo period, 19th century

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Zhaozhou (Joshu) Putting His Sandal on His HeadMossen Kaigyoku
Inscription bySeisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

51

Zagu (Sitting Mat for Zen Meditation)
Presumably owned by Seisetsu Shucho

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Welcome to the World of Zen Paintings
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Historical Sites in Western Capital in Fukuoka

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s○53

Tofuro (Ruins of the Western Capital in Fukuoka)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s○54

Tofuro (Ruins of the Western Capital in Fukuoka)

Sengai Gibon

1827 (Bunsei 10):age 7855

Mount Fuji

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Mount Fuji, Hawk Feathers and Eggplants

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century○○○

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Title

ArtistPeriod57

Avalokitesvara (Kannon ) Drifting on a Lotus Petal

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century

58

Sakyamuni Descending from the Mountain

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 50s or 60s

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Lingji (Rinzai)

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s○60

Kurisonbutsu (wordplay on Krakucchanda) andHanshan (Kanzan)

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century○61Ebisu

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century

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Budai (Hotei) in Meditation

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century

63

Budai (Hotei)

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century

64

Otafuku's Tea-Grinding Songs

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century○○65

Hazy Moon

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's early 70s○

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Man Defecating in a Field

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Mendicant Monk

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

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Tiger

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's late 70s

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Monkey Reaching for the Reflection of the Moon

Hakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century○71Black OxHakuin Ekaku

Mid Edo period, 18th century72

Sardine Head

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

73

Morning Glories and Gourd

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century:in Sengai's 80s

74"Sengai Zenji Iboku-shu (Paintings and Calligraphy by Edited by Tomita
Zen Priest Sengai)"
Keisen1920 (Taisho 9)○○75"Seisetsu Osho Iboku-shu (Paintings and Calligraphy
by Zen Priest Seisetsu)"

1920 (Taisho 9)○○76

Calligraphy with a Character of "Cha (tea)"

Sengai Gibon

1820 (Bunsei 3):age 71○○77

Calligraphy with a Character of "Kumo (cloud)"

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

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Inzan's Geju (Teachings of Inzan)

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century○

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Seisetsu Shucho's View on Tea

Seisetsu Shucho

Autumn, 1804 (Bunka 7):age 63

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Enso (Zen Circle)

Seisetsu Shucho

Late Edo period, late 18th-19th century

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Tea Scoop
named "Fuhaku"

Sengai Gibon

Late Edo period, 19th century

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Water Dropper in the Shape of an ElephantPresumably owned by Seisetsu Shucho○○1922 (Taisho 11)○○

Reissued in 1886 (Meiji 19)

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Hosokawa Moritatsu and Zen Paintings
83"Hakuin Bokuseki (Paintings and Calligraphy byHakuin)"

84"Yasen kanna (Idle Talk on a Night Boat)"

Hakuin Ekaku

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Note on 'Bodhidharma (Daruma) by Hakuin Ekaku'

Hosokawa Moritatsu June 1944 (Showa 19)

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Cover Illustration for "Hakuin Bokuseki (Paintingsand Calligraphy by Hakuin)"

Yuki Somei

Taisho period, 20th century

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"Seisetsu Zenji Goroku (Teachings of the Zen PriestSeisetsu)"

1921 (Taisho 10)○○

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1974 (Showa 49)○○

Draft Sketch for the Lining of the Chitsu (FoldingCase) for "Takuan Osho Zenshu (Complete Works of Hirafuku Hyakusui
Zen Priest Takuan)"

Early Showa period, 20th century

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Draft Sketch for the Double Titlepage of "Takuan
Osho Zenshu (Complete Works of Zen PriestTakuan)"

Early Showa period, 20th century

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"Takuan Osho Zenshu (Complete Works of Zen
Priest Takuan)"

1928-1930 (Showa 3-5)

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89"Unmonkan (Unmon's Barrier)"

Edited by Seisetsu
Shucho1825 (Bunsei 8)90

Tea Bowl
Presumably owned by Seisetsu Shucho

91"Zenga "Kurt Brasch

92"Erinnerungen an Dr. Kurt Brasch (An Anthology inMemory of Dr. Brasch)"

Edited by Maruoka
Muneo

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Hirafuku Hyakusui