[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools hanging scroll (kakejiku)] Horizontal scroll painting inscription: Many fallen leaves, by Shosho Hashimoto (Shosho Yagyu), painting of deer and autumn leaves, by Hisashi Uemura

● Mon wo hirakebaraku yooshi (open the gate, 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, 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]

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Author: Characters (written by Yagyu Shosho [written by Hashimoto Shosho])
Illustration (by Hisashi Uemura) ----------
[Shosho Hashimoto] (Shosho Yagyu) Houtoku Zenji Temple
Graduated from Hanazono University in 1962
In 1962, he studied under Master Oda Setsunō (the 489th abbot of Daitokuji) at the Daitokuji Special Training Hall.
Received the titles "Kendo" and "Shosho" from the former head priest of Sanzen-in Temple, Seido Fujii Roshi.
1965: Return to Yagyu Houtokuji Temple
In 1972, he became the chief priest of Houtokuji Temple.
In 1996, it was designated as a Nara City Cultural Property.
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[Hotoku Zenji Temple]
Mount Jingo, Nara Prefecture
It was founded in 1630 by Yagyu Munenori as a memorial for his late father, Sekishuusai Sogen, and was founded by the monk Takuan, who was a friend of Munenori.
Later, it also became the funeral home of successive generations of the Yagyu clan.
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[Uemura Hisashi]
Born in Niigata in 1958
He trained in Kyoto and became independent in 1987.
Mainly active in Kyoto, holding solo exhibitions
We express the four seasons of Japan with our own unique sensibility.
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Box: Wooden box