Gocho is considered a master of Zen painting and calligraphy, although he was not a Zen monk. He was born the second son of a Shin-sect priest in Kyushu but trained as a monk of the esoteric Tendai sect. Gocho became celebrated a healer and also admired as a painter and calligrapher.
Japanese
18th-19th century
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
49 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (124.7 x 28.8 cm)
Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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