Zhi Weng (English name)

Japanese: 直翁 - ちょくおう（英語表記）Zhi Weng

A Zen monk-painter from the late Southern Song Dynasty in China. His history is unknown. His name may have been Wakakei. There are still extant portraits bearing the seal of Soto, such as the Sixth Patriarch Holding a Shoulder, and these are thought to be the Soto of the Kunitai Kanso Choki. His style follows the style of the "Bongryang" painting that was popular in the world of Zen painting at the end of the Song Dynasty.

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Japanese:

中国，南宋末の禅僧画家。閲歴は不明。名は若敬か。直翁の印がある人物画『六祖挟担図』その他が現存し，『君台観左右帳記』の率翁 (そっとう) がこれにあたると考えられる。宋末の禅余画界に流行した罔両画風の流れをくむ。

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