Physical Object / Brown fabric mounted scroll

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Title: Brown fabric mounted scroll
Creator: Nishigaki Gitou Taidou (b. 1942)
Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Library
Collection: Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
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Description: Scrolls reads "Myouju, tanagokoro ni ari" which translated into English means "The bright jewel is within the palm of your hand." The source of the quote is Hekiganroku (The Blue Cliff Record). The term Myouju refers to Buddha nature. There is no one without Buddha nature but if one does not recognize it or use it, it has no meaning. The calligrapher is Nishigaki Soko (1908-1985), abbot of Daitokuji lineage temple Gokuraku Zenji in Hyogo Prefecture.
Type: physical object
Format: 72"h x 12"w
Identifier: 2005.05.0153
41
Mizuya
849.cpd
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/teaware/id/848
Language: Japanese
Subject: Kakemono
Scrolls
Relation: Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection

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