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a small dish with chinese style caligraphy read as “white clouds high above are flowing peacefully” a Zen koan composed by Hakuin Ekaku, one of the most influential figures of Zen Buddhism in the 18th century.

Tomimoto adopted this koan as a pattern demonstrating his calligraphy skills where in China and Japan calligraphy is considered the highest art form.

Diameter 17cm.

Inv: #C19

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