“巡堂 Xuntang” refers to the tour of the monks’ halls at a Zen temple ritual, and this work is created as a model for the tablet that would be displayed to announce this event. This work was sent by Wuzhun to En’ni, the founder of Tofuku-ji Temple. Many Zen monks traveled from Japan to the Southern Song Dynasty China and became disciples of Wuzhun Shifan and En’ni was one of them. The red seals “Fumon-in,” En’ni’s residence at Tofuku-ji Temple, stamped to the right of this calligraphy indicate that this work was a treasured item of the temple.

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)