page_title: Obaku Dokuryu
hierarchical_section_title: Obaku Dokuryu
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of a Ōbaku Zen monk Dokuryū Shōeki of the early Edo period. Kita Genki Work; 日本語: 江戸時代前期の黄檗宗の禅僧, 独立性易（どくりゅう しょうえき）の頂相。 喜多元規の作, クリーブランド美術館蔵
context_page_description: Obaku Dokuryu was a Japanese calligrapher, scholar, monk and artist.
  Dokuryu was born in China, but fled to Japan during the Manchu conquest resulting from the Seven Grievances. After settling at an Ōbaku Zen Temple and becoming a monk, he produced numerous works of calligraphy. He died in 1672. Some of his works can be seen at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
context_section_description: Obaku Dokuryu (1596–1672) was a Japanese calligrapher, scholar, monk and artist.
  Dokuryu was born in China, but fled to Japan during the Manchu conquest resulting from the Seven Grievances. After settling at an Ōbaku Zen Temple and becoming a monk, he produced numerous works of calligraphy. He died in 1672. Some of his works can be seen at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
caption: Portrait of Ōbaku Zen monk Dokuryū Shōeki of the early Edo period by Kita Genki, Cleveland Museum of Art
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