This is a single-line calligraphy by the esteemed high priest, Daikyo Roshi, meticulously brushed on high-quality Japanese paper. The seals read "Shino Daikyo (Inpu)" and the accompanying box is inscribed on the inside of the lid with "Sogen Itteki Sui Shino Daikyo (Kao)". Please understand that slight rolling wrinkles are inevitable. There is a faint stain on the upper left of the character "一" (one) *see photo ⑧, and a slight lifting in the mounting's center (top side) *see photos ⑩-⑫. Please check the condition in the photos. The overall condition is good. With a wooden box. Paper. Painted axis. Length 178cm, Width 30.7cm (including mounting) "Sogen Itteki Sui" [Reading] Sogen no itteki sui [Meaning] Sogen refers to the water of the valley stream originating from the valley of Caoxi, where the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen Buddhism, Huineng, resided. It refers to Huineng's Zen itself. By extension, it means the fundamental spirit of Zen and is used synonymously with "the meaning of the arrival from the West." ▢ Tachibana Daikyo Born 1899, died 2005 Monk. Supreme Advisor of Daitoku-ji Temple of the Rinzai sect. President of Hanazono University. Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1899. He grew up in the home of the head of the parishioners of his family temple. At the age of 21, he was ordained at Nanshu-ji Temple in Sakai and began his journey as a Zen monk. After serving as the chief priest of Tokuzen-ji Temple, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji Temple, he became the General Affairs Director of the Daitoku-ji sect in 1953, and then the acting head. From 1982, he served as the president of Hanazono University. He was well-versed in the tea ceremony and was also known as a tea master and calligrapher. Through the tea ceremony and his involvement in economic magazines in the 1950s, he interacted widely with many figures from the political and financial worlds, including former Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, and Konosuke Matsushita. He gave advice based on the teachings of Zen and was known as a "guide to the political and financial world." His many books include "Return to Rikyu" and "Dying and Being Born are the Same." Died August 25, 2005, at the age of 105. [Reference] Dictionary of Zen Words for Tea Ceremony, Tankosha #Why not have your own tea utensils? #TeaUtensils #TeaCeremony #HangingScroll #SingleLine #MainSeat #InkTraces #TeaCeremony #RinzaiSchool #HanazonoUniversity #Urasenke #Omotesenke #ThickTea #ThinTea #AntiqueArt #TachibanaDaikyo #DaitokuJi #KonosukeMatsushita