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Zen Circle
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A Zen painting serves as an additional aid to those on the path of Zen in search of enlightenment. Among the familiar motifs is a painted circle. Here it is accompanied by the calligraphed question 'What is this?' along with totsu, an exclamation intended to catalyze a sudden insight in the disciple.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZen Circle. 1680 - 1709. Tokuō Ryōkō. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
