【茶器/茶道具　短冊画賛】　直筆　萬里無片雲　桔梗の画又は秋聲　茄子に鈴虫の画又は好雪片々　寒牡丹の画又は寿色多　若松の画　西垣大道筆

● Banri Muhen Unnashi (Manri Muhen Unnashi)… Manri is ten thousand ri of heaven. A piece of cloud is a floating cloud. Clouds are a metaphor for delusions and worldly desires, and refer to a state in which there are no delusions or worldly desires in any corner of the mind.
●Shuseibanyanimitsu [The sounds of autumn fill the fields]...The sound of the wind, the sound of leaves scattering, a scene filled with the air of autumn as far as the eye can see.
● Each and every fine snowflake falls exactly where it is meant to fall (kousetsu henpen bessho ni ochizu)…Each and every flake of falling snow falls not by chance, but where it is meant to fall.
●Seishojushokuoshi: Pine is the representative evergreen tree and is used as a variety of symbols.
The evergreen pine tree is an auspicious color in itself. It is associated with the color "green" which is a symbol of youth and eternal youth and longevity. Naturally, pine trees are often used as decorations at celebratory occasions.
Phrases containing the word "ju" are a symbol of longevity.
In Zen language, it means that "the unchanging blue color of the pine tree is the color of longevity."

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Size: Wide (approx. 36.3cm x 7.5cm)
Artist: Daido Nishigaki
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Gokurakuji Temple Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1942
In 1949, Nishigaki Soko was ordained as a monk at the Daitoku Sodo, and later at the Sokoku Sodo.
1976: Completed master's course at Bukkyo University Graduate School
In 1978, he became the chief priest of the Mannenzan Gokuraku Zen Temple of the Daitokuji School in Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Box: Tato paper