Chan (Zen) Calligraphy by Chijue Daochong 癡絶道冲墨蹟（淳祐辛丑良月己未）チゼツドウチュウボクセキ(ジュンユウシンチュウリョウゲツキミ)
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Chijue Daochong (J., Chizetsu Dôchû, 1169-1250), from Wuxin (Changjiang, Sichuan Province), was a renowned Southern Song (1127-1279) Chan (J., Zen) master, along with the eminent Chan master Wuzhun Shifan (J., Bujun Shiban, 1178-1249). Daochong, who was in the lineage of the master Mian Xianjie (J., Mittan Kanketsu, 1118-86), served as the head priest of the temples Tiantong, Lingyin, and Jing, in China. Daochong wrote this Zen calligraphy (J., <i>bokuseki</i>), a postscript to a sermon (J., <i>hôgo</i>) by the Chinese Linchi (J., Rinzai) Chan master Dahui Zonggao (J., Daie Sôgô, 1089-1163), at the age of seventy-three.
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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July 20, 2026