■ Title ■ "Tea Hanging Scroll: Red Furnace, One Point of Snow" - Former Daitoku-ji Temple Abbot Sekio Fukumoto ■ Dimensions ■ (Approx.) Width 35.5cm x Length 169.5cm (excluding jikusaki) ■ Brief Biography ■ Sekio Fukumoto Born in Kyoto in 1930. Appointed as the chief priest of Shoshun-ji Temple (Funai-gun, Kyoto Prefecture) of the Daitoku-ji school in 1959. Appointed as the concurrent chief priest of Horyin-ji Temple (Kameoka City) of the Daitoku-ji school in 1983. Built the main hall, kitchen, and gate of Horyin-ji Temple in 1989. Built the main hall and gate of Shoshun-ji Temple in 2002. Relinquished the position of chief priest of Horyin-ji Temple to a successor in 2004. Reappointed as the chief priest of Shoshun-ji Temple. There are some slight wrinkles on the main paper. The mounting is in good condition. There are faint stains on the paulownia wood box. This tea hanging scroll, "Red Furnace, One Point of Snow," is a handwritten single-line inscription by the former Daitoku-ji Temple Abbot, Roshi Sekio Fukumoto. Jikusaki: Black lacquered. Paper: Ink writing. There is a box inscription and a signature. Comes with a matching box and a tatou box. The seal is "Kikyorai." ~ What does "Red Furnace, One Point of Snow" mean? ~ It expresses the image of a single flake of snow falling onto a blazing red furnace and instantly disappearing. If one maintains mindfulness, even if one perceives the events before them, they will not develop deluded thoughts in the next moment. It expresses the state of "motsushoseki" (without a trace). From Zen Word Encyclopedia