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Abbot Kōgetsu Sōgan (seated statue)

Kōi · Material not confirmed; one seated statue · Edo period, 1632 · Ryōkō-in Temple, Kyoto

This statue was made in 1632, while Kōgetsu Sōgan was still alive; Ryōkō-in, home of the yōhen tea bowl, was founded with him as its first abbot.

Exhibition: Daitokuji: A Zen Temple Beyond Compare — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-10-14 – 2026-12-06

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