Sengai's painting inscribed with this poem

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Kyohaku Courtyard Blues

Sengai 1750-1837 I was born alone I will die alone In the interim Dawn to dusk...       alone

Chù Báiyuàn Dújū

Xiānyá Yìfàn 1750-1837 Shēnglái dúzhī Sǐqù dúzhī Zhōngjiān zhī jū Dànmù dúzhī

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Now this is a Blues! See the book Sengai, The Zen Master by Daisetz T Suzuki, New York Graphic Society, 1971

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