Duanqi Miaoyong was a disciple of Wuzhun Shifan (1177-1249), and although the details of his biography are unknown, the date 1269 on this scroll gives us the approximate period during which he was active. Haku’un Egyo (1223-97) was the successor of En’ni (1202-80), the founder of Tofukuji Temple in Japan and a disciple of Wuzhun like Duanqi. En’ni and Duanqi had close ties across borders, and Duanqi wrote this verse when Haku’un visited him in Southern Song China.

Publications
*Hibai Yoko – Selected Catalogue from the Tokiwayama Bunko, The Tokiwayama Foundation, 1967 (see commentary by Hisao Sugahara)
*Treasures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation – Selected Masterpieces: Calligraphy and Ink Paintings, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation,2003 (see commentary by Noriko Takahashi)
*Selected Masterpieces from the Treasures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation – Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation,2023 (see commentary by Katsunori Mutobe)