Single-Line Calligraphy left of a triptych of single-line calligraphies, 1690, Gaoquan Xingdun, Chinese, 1633 - 1696, 52 5/16 × 12 7/16 in. ( × cm) (image)87 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 17th century, The written word is of utmost importance in Japanese Zen. Handwritten texts by Zen teachers—everything from lectures and certificates to poems and personal correspondence—are treasured as bokuseki, 'ink traces' of the master, and displayed in monasteries for their didactic potential as well as for the beauty of the writing itself

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