Not Knowing is Most Intimate (fuchi sai shinsetsu)
不知最親切
fuchi sai shinsetsu
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Not Knowing is Most Intimate in Japanese is 不知最親切 which is read fuchi sai shinsetsu
不知最親切 (fuchi mottomo shinsetsu): not knowing is most intimate. The exchange is in the life of the master Fayan (885–958), Hōgen in Japanese, in a Chan history of 1004. Sheltering from rain on pilgrimage, the young monk is asked by the master Dizang where he is going: on pilgrimage. And what is this pilgrimage business? I don't know. Not knowing is the closest of all, says Dizang, and at that the monk awakens. Hongzhi chose it as case 20 of his hundred koans in the twelfth century, and Wansong wrote the commentary around them in 1224, the book English calls the Book of Serenity. 親切 here carries its Chinese sense, close, intimate, right on the point, and Wansong's warning belongs beside the line: the not-knowing that is closest is the one reached by shedding everything, and a blank mind has missed it. The reading is fuchi mottomo shinsetsu, as every Japanese Zen text gives it.
About Our Scrolls
Eri Takase was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and holds the rank of Shihan, the highest rank in Japanese calligraphy, from the Bokuteki-kai and the Bunka-shodo. About Master Takase
Master Takase personally brushes your Japanese scroll when you order. Each scroll proudly bears her red seal, 英利, and her signature.
The scrolls are 12 1/4" W × 43" H (31 × 109 cm) with real silk borders and Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. The scrolls themselves are made by Sankō (株式会社三幸) in Gifu prefecture, which has been making high quality scrolls since 1947, and we have worked with Sankō for over two decades.
Delivery
The scroll is completed within 1–3 business days and is shipped from Master Takase's studio in Washington State by USPS Priority Mail. It arrives ready to display.
Every order is covered by our 100% money-back guarantee for 30 days. Contact us first and we will confirm the return details. If your item arrives damaged, or we made an error, we replace it or refund you in full, including shipping. Refund policy
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