[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools hanging scroll (kakejiku)] One line: Open gate, many fallen leaves, or rain washed autumn leaves, or maple leaves, frost red, by Yasumichi Adachi

Mon shirake raku yo oshi (open the gate and many fallen leaves)…A five-line couplet from the Zenrin Kushu (Collection of Kudos) goes, “Listening to the rain, the cold weather comes to an end, opening the gate and many fallen leaves”
As I listened to the sound of the rain, the cold night passed, and when dawn came, I opened the gate and found leaves fallen all over the place.
The sound of rain that one had been listening to all night was, in the morning, the sound of leaves tapping on the eaves, creating a tranquil, secluded atmosphere. In other words, it represents the moment one attains enlightenment when one realizes that the sound that one had thought was rain was in fact the sound of leaves. [From the Zen Dictionary]
● Shigure Koyo wo Arau (The leaves are washed away by the rain)… When the rain stops and the sun shines, the beautiful autumn leaves become even more beautiful. Let's spend the day feeling refreshed more than ever.
● Maple leaves turn red after frost (Fuuyou hashimo wo uekurenai nari)… The more severe the frost the maple leaves are exposed to, the more beautiful their color becomes. And so, humans can withstand the harshness, overcome it, and grow.

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Author: Yasumichi Adachi
With box inscription
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Born in Toyooka, Tajima in 1937
1956 Kokeizan Hanging Tower in Noshu
1975: Head priest of Untakuji Temple
2009 Untakuji Temple
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Box: Wooden box