山田無文 YAMADA MUMON Myoshi-ji temple monk priest Japanese art Zen Shikishi paper board for Tea ceremony / 梅開五福 Ume Gofukuwo Hiraku V514 Postcard 猩々面 Shojo mask Elaborate wood

猩々面 Shojo mask Elaborate wood carving Noh play Kagura Red-faced mask / Monster Yokai V585

and 川合玉堂 Kawai Gyokudo

Crows & Dead Tree V710

9" H / 23cm x 114cmMaterial: PaperTechnique: Hand-paintedRoller ends: PotteryWeight: 530g including Original Box / Tomobako Condition

5cmMaterial: PaperTechnique: Woodblock printWeight: 10g Condition

山田無文 YAMADA MUMON Myoshi-ji temple monk priest Japanese art Zen Shikishi paper board for Tea ceremony / 梅開五福 Ume Gofukuwo Hiraku V514 Postcard 猩々面 Shojo mask Elaborate woodDescription YAMADA MUMON Myoshi ji temple monk priest Japanese art Zen Shikishi paper board for Tea ceremony Ume Gofukuwo Hiraku V514 Artist details: 1900~1988. Yamada Mumon was a Rinzai school roshi, calligrapher, and former abbot of Shofuku ji in Kobe, Japan. Mumon was also the former head of the Myoshin ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japan. His most prominent student (and Dharma heir) is Harada Shodo of Sogen ji, an influential master in both