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A Zen monk of the Obaku sect in the early Edo period. His religious name was Itsen, and his Buddhist name was Shoyu. He was born in Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, during the Ming Dynasty, and his secular surname was Li. He came to Nagasaki in 1641 (Kan'ei 18) as a drug dealer. In 1644 (Shoho 1), he became a monk under Mokusunyojo, and the following year became the third abbot of Kofuku-ji Temple in Nagasaki. He worked hard to invite Ingen Ryuki, and when Ingen came to Japan in 1654 (Shoo 3), he welcomed him to Kofuku-ji Temple and made him the abbot. He passed away on July 14, 1668 (Kanbun 8) at the age of 68, and his towers can be found at Kofuku-ji Temple in Nagasaki and Obakusan Manpuku-ji Temple in Uji. In 1657 (Meireki 3), he published works such as "Five Lamps Gentong" and "Ingen Sayings" written by Feiyin Tongrong. He is highly regarded as a person who introduced a new style of Chinese painting, and is known as the founder of "Tang painting." He excelled in Buddhist and portrait paintings, and produced works such as "Kannonzu" (owned by Manpukuji Temple). His disciples included Kawamura Jakushi (who died in 1707 according to one theory), the founder of the Kawamura school, a Nagasaki school of painting, and Watanabe Shuseki (1639-1707).

[Motokatsu Takenuki]

"History, People, and Culture of the Obaku Sect, by Tokugen Kimura (2005, Shunjusha) " "Early Obaku Monks, by Tokugen Kimura (2007, Shunjusha)"

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江戸初期の黄檗(おうばく)宗の禅僧。逸然は道号、法諱(ほうき)は性融(しょうゆう)。明国浙江省杭州府銭塘県(みんこくせっこうしょうこうしゅうふせんとうけん)の出身で俗姓李氏。1641年（寛永18）長崎に薬種商として渡来。1644年（正保1）黙子如定(もくすにょじょう)について出家し、翌年に長崎の興福寺第3代住持となる。隠元隆琦(いんげんりゅうき)の招請に尽力し、1654年（承応3）隠元が来日すると、興福寺に迎えて住持とする。1668年（寛文8）7月14日、68歳で寂し、塔は長崎の興福寺と宇治の黄檗山万福寺にある。1657年（明暦3）に費隠通容(ひいんつうよう)著『五灯厳統』、『隠元語録』などを出版した。中国画の新しい画風を伝えた人物として重視され、「唐絵」の開祖などと称される。仏画や人物画に長じ「観音図」（万福寺蔵）などがあり、門下に長崎の一画派である河村派祖の河村若芝(かわむらじゃくし)（一説に1707年没）、渡辺秀石(わたなべしゅうせき)（1639―1707）がいる。

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『木村得玄著『黄檗宗の歴史・人物・文化』（2005・春秋社）』▽『木村得玄著『初期黄檗派の僧たち』（2007・春秋社）』

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