This calligraphy, executed with a gentle brushstroke, features five characters. The valuable paulownia wood tomobako (storage box) has a signature on the inside of the lid that reads "Hakun Kifucho, Jino Sesso (with a kao - artist's seal)". There are age-related stains and wrinkles on the mounting (hyoso) and the paper. Please check the photos. Tomobako (storage box). Paper. Lacquered roller. Length: 174.5 cm, Width: 28 cm (including mounting) "Hakun Kifucho" [Reading] hakun hocho ni okoru [Meaning] A scene of quietly gazing at the rising clouds on a clear, warm afternoon. A state of being at ease and living freely. ▢ Sesso Oda (1901-1966) Rinzai Zen monk. Born in Tottori. His studio name was Zokishitsu. He inherited the teachings of Zuigan Goto. 506th Abbot of Daitoku-ji Temple. Head of the Daitoku-ji Soto (monastic training hall) and Chief Abbot of the Daitoku-ji school. Died in 1966 at the age of 65. [Reference] Dictionary of Zen Words for Tea Ceremony, Tankosha #Why not have your own tea utensils? #TeaUtensils #SessoOda #Calligraphy #OneLine #DaitokujiTemple #ChiefAbbot #ZuiganGoto #HangingScroll #TeaCeremonyHangingScroll #TeaGathering #HangingScroll #MainSeat #Tokonoma #TeaCeremony #Omotesenke #Urasenke #Mushakojisenke #Koicha (thick tea) #Usucha (thin tea) #AntiqueArt #RinzaiSchool