K150 Kannon by Mamiya Eijū 間宮英宗
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The wondrous wisdom and merciful power of Kannon
Is an udumbara flower blooming in a thorny thicket. (signed) Hōkō Eijū. |
観音妙智慈悲力
荊棘林生優鉢華
方広英宗
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“Thorny thicket ” stands for our world of entanglements and grief. An undumbara flower is said to bloom only once every 3,000 years, in other words, a very precious object. Kannon’s wisdom and compassion are as precious as that miraculous flower.
K150 hanging scroll, sumi on silk 141.4 cm × 42.2 cm.