kinhinzou　経行像

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

A portrait, sculpted or painted, of a Zen 禅 (Ch: Chan) master (see *chinsou 頂相) walking to take a break from religious meditation. A well-known example is the portrait of Fukuan Souko 復庵宗己 in Houunji 宝雲寺, Ibaraki prefecture, brought from Yuan China.

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