Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryPair of kakejiku (vertical hanging scrolls), ink on paper in silk mounts, inscribed with the famous eight-character phrase Jikishi ninshin kensho jobutsu (Pointing straight at the mind of man, see your nature and become a Buddha); Kensho jobutsu with seals Hakuin no in (Seal of Hakuin) and Ekaku (Wise crane), Jikishi ninshin with a succession seal at upper right; with a wood storage box and cardboard outer storage box. Each overall: 174cm × 44.5cm (68?in x 17?in); image: 110cm x 27cm (43 3/8in x 10 5/8in). (4).