Obaku Dokuryu was a Japanese calligrapher, scholar, monk and artist.

Dokuryu was born in China

China

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, but fled to Japan during the Manchu conquest resulting from the Seven Grievances. After settling at an Ōbaku Zen

Obaku

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 Temple and becoming a monk, he produced numerous works of calligraphy. He died 1672. Some of his works can be seen at the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis Museum of Art

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