Mu'an

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Mu'an (Chinese: 木庵性瑫; pinyin: Mù'ān Xìngtāo; Japanese Mokuan Shōtō) (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654.

Portrait of Muyan.

History[]

Together they founded the Ōbaku Zen school and Mampuku-ji, the school's head temple at Uji in 1661. In 1664, Muyan succeeded his master as chief of the temple and in 1671 established another temple called at Shirokane, Edo. He is honored as one of the Ōbaku no Sanpitsu.

His work is kept in a variety of museums, including the Smart Museum of Art,[1] University of Michigan Museum of Art,[2][3] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[4] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,[5] and the British Museum.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Works | Mokuan Shoto (Ch: Muan Xingtao), 2nd Abbot of Manpukuji | People | Smart Museum of Art | The University of Chicago". smartcollection.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Exchange: Snow: calligraphy scroll". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Snow | UMMA Dialogues - Many Voices". tap.ummaintra.net. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Five character calligraphy". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "In the Pot There is a Separate Heaven". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ "calligraphy; hanging scroll | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 6 January 2021.


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