Priest Xianzi (Kensu) Catching a Shrimp, first half 17th century, Shōjō Shōkadō, Japanese, 1584 - 1639, x in. (image), Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan, 16th-17th century, The semi-legendary 9th-century Chinese priest Xianzi (Jap. Kensu 蜆子) is catching a shrimp that he is going to eat in conflict with Zen Buddhism

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