Hanging scroll, tea ceremony scroll, Daitoku-ji Oubai, Taigen Kobayashi [Dream], handwritten, one character, Murasakino Oubai-in, tea ceremony scroll, mounted scroll

【Dream】
All phenomena in this world are like dreams, like bubbles, like shadows, disappearing in an instant. What is important is to look closely, for all things with form will eventually perish. However, precisely because they perish, they can be considered precious.

【Brief Biography of Kobayashi Taigen】
Kobayashi Taigen (Taigen Gito).
Born in 1938 in Fengtian (present-day Shenyang).
Raised in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, he became a monk at the age of 6 after losing his parents.
Graduated from Hanazono University in 1961.
Afterwards, he entered the Rinzai-shu Shokoku-ji Monastery,
and practiced Zen meditation at Otsudo (Hojo: Daizo-kutsu).
In 1975, he became the head priest of Huangmei-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji.
The temple houses Takemuro Shōō's tea room, Sakumuken,
and the front garden is Sen no Rikyū's Chokunitei garden.
In 1988, he enrolled in the Department of Social Welfare at Hanazono University, and after studying and researching, graduated in 1991.
He is known for his masterful calligraphy and has produced many hanging scrolls, his flowing, bold style being highly popular.

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*The main part of the paper is clean. There are some stains and dirt on the top and bottom edges (please refer to the photos).

Calligraphy/Writing Supplies...Ink, Brush, Original Handwriting.
Form of Calligraphy...Hanging Scroll.